Born November 30, 1947 in Corona, Queens, New York. In 1970 earn a B.A. degree at St. Mary's College (seminary). Studied Theology at Christ the King seminary, Ocean, New York, earning a master of divinity degree and was ordained for the Diocese of Paterson by Bishop Lawrence Casey on May 25 1974. At the conclusion of a sabbatical year of study at  Graduate Theological Union in Barcley, California, he was appointed pastor of St Monica's, October 1990.