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ST E St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican I City, by Bishop James R Pontifical North American P A. Hickey, rector of the S T College. His first assignment was in Immaculate ConIE ception Parish, Astoria, N.Y. He then served in Star PR T S of the Sea Parish, Brooklyn. In 1982, Bishop Francis IE Mugavero assigned Father Folchetti to the faculty of R P Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst, N.Y., where he taught psychology and biology for three years. In 1985, Bishop Mugavero assigned him to Cathedral ST E Ias the dean of students and College, his alma mater, P R During this period, Father professor of psychology. Folchetti obtained a master’s degree in counseling Father Joseph J. FARRELL S T psychology from Iona College. In 1988, he accepted a post as chaplain of IE Father Joseph J. Farrell, T Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, while serving R S P pastor of St. IsidoreI Ethe as a weekend assistant in St. Rose of Lima ParFarmer Parish, New ish, Freehold, from 1982-2009. In 1993, Father P R Egypt, was born in 1947 in Perth Folchetti obtained a doctor of ministry degree in Amboy, and grew up as counseling psychology from S T the Graduate Theological E a member of St. BeneI to work on his second Foundation and continued dict Parish, Holmdel. He P R from the same institute. doctorate in psychology attended the School of Father Folchetti taught counseling psychology for St. Philip Neri, Boston; St. 15 years at the Graduate School of Georgian Court Charles College, CatonsCollege (now University), Lakewood. He was formally ville, Md., and St. Mary’s Seminary and University, incardinated to the Diocese of Trenton in 2009 and Baltimore. He was ordained to the priesthood by was named pastor of St. Leo the Great Parish by Bishop George W. Ahr May 18, 1974, in St. Mary of Bishop John M. Smith. the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. In 2013, he was invested as a Knight in the His first assignment brought Father Farrell to St. Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Joseph Parish, Toms River, before he was reassigned in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, N.Y., by Cardinal Timothy to St. Bonaventure Parish, Lavallette (now part of M. Dolan, archbishop of New York. In 2016, he was St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish), as temporary adminelevated to the rank of Knight Commander of the istrator. Within two months, he returned from his Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre by the Grand temporary post to assume the role of parochial vicar Master of the Order, Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, in St. in St. Joseph Parish. He later served in the same role Patrick’s Cathedral. in St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, before takA Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated Sept. ing a one-year sabbatical. He returned to his active 29 in St. Leo the Great Church with Father Folchetti’s ministry in 1987 and spent a year as parochial vicar close friend, Cardinal Dolan, as principal celebrant. in St. Ann Parish, Keansburg. Father Farrell received his first pastorate in St. Father Roberto E. IGNACIO Agnes Parish (now part of Our Lady of Perpetual Born in Mandaluyong Help-St. Agnes Parish), Atlantic Highlands, in 1989, City, Philippines, in 1946, where he served as pastor for six years before resignFather Roberto E. Ignacio ing due to health issues. After a one-year leave of was ordained to the priestabsence, he returned as parochial vicar, then tempohood Dec. 2, 1974, in the rary administrator, of Holy Eucharist Parish, TabernaCathedral of the Diocese cle. He received his current assignment as pastor of of Malolos, Bulacan, Assumption Parish in 1999. (The merger of AssumpPhilippines, by Bishop Cirilo tion Parish and St. Andrew Parish, Jobstown, became Almario. St. Isidore the Farmer Parish.) He also spent time as Father Ignacio attended chaplain of Monmouth University, West Long Branch. the University of Santo Thomas, the Catholic UniverFather John T. FOLCHETTI sity of the Philippines, and Central Seminary, Manila. After his ordination, he served as associate pastor Father John T. Folchetti, in several parishes in his home diocese, including pastor of St. Leo the Great San Ildefonso Parish, San Ildefonso; San Pascual Parish, Lincroft, was born in Baylon Parish, Obando; Immaculate Conception Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1946. He Parish, Pandi, and Immaculate Conception Parish, attended Cathedral College Concepcion, Marikina. He was also pastor of Stella of the Immaculate ConcepMaris Parish, Pamarawan, Malolos, for two years and tion, Douglaston, Queens, served as a hospital and prison chaplain in Malolos. N.Y., and was sent to the In 1984, Father Ignacio came to the United Pontifical North American States as a visiting priest in St. Ignatius Parish, Long College, Rome, where he Beach, N.Y. The following year, he attended a spiripursued graduate studies in dogmatic theology and tuality school of the Focolare Movement in Florence, pastoral theology at the Gregorian University, Rome. Italy, before joining St. Joseph Parish, Spring Valley, He was ordained a priest June 27, 1974, in N.Y., as a visiting priest. Over the next six years, he A

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served as associate pastor at several parishes in the Diocese of Trenton, including St. Joseph, Toms River; Holy Innocents, Neptune; St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, and St. James, Red Bank. In 1992, Father Ignacio took on a new role as chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, working in Allenwood, Pa., and Bryan, Texas. He returned to St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, in 1996 as parochial vicar, and was incardinated in the Diocese of Trenton Feb. 15, 2000. In 2006, Father Ignacio was named co-chaplain for the Serra Club International of Ocean County and spiritual adviser to the Diocese’s Bukas-Loob Sa Diyos charismatic prayer community. He also served as chaplain at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, while in residence at the town’s Holy Innocents Parish. Father Ignacio began his current assignment of parochial vicar in Sacred Heart Parish, Riverton, in 2008.

Father Bernard J. KEIGHER

Father Bernard J. Keigher, a retired priest of the Diocese of Trenton, was born in 1948. He attended St. Charles College and St. Mary Seminary and University, both in Baltimore, in preparation for his ordination to the priesthood. He was ordained a priest May 18, 1974, by Bishop John C. Reiss. As parochial vicar, he served in Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, and St. Dominic Parish, Brick. Father Keigher was appointed to his first pastorate in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Maple Shade, in 1985. During his 14 years as pastor, Father Keigher also served a three-year term on the diocesan council for ecumenism and interreligious affairs. In 1999, Father Keigher was named pastor of St. John Parish, Lakehurst, from which he retired from active ministry in 2017. In addition to his pastoral duties, Father Keigher served as moderator of the Burlington County Catholic Youth Organization and as chaplain of St. John the Apostle Council of the Knights of Columbus, Lakehurst. Other posts he has held included serving as a member for Priests’ Ongoing Education and the Priests’ Council.

Father Jerome NOLAN

Father Jerome Nolan, a retired priest of the Diocese of Trenton, was born in Neptune in 1945. He grew up in Philadelphia and Brooklyn before attending St. Mary College in Kentucky. He completed his priestly formation at Christ the King Seminary, St. Bonaventure, N.Y., and was ordained May 18, 1974, in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop George W. Ahr. Father Nolan’s first assignment was as associate Continued on • S36

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