Church of the Immaculate Conception

Pastors

Pastors of
St. Mary’s Church
Bridgeton, New Jersey

Father Gesner

1864 - 1873

Built the first church

Father Degen

1873 - 1878

First Rectory

Father Vivet

1878 - 1879

 

Father Mulligan

1879 - 1883

Bought cemetery (1880)

Father Wuest

1883 - 1887

 

Father O’Hanlon

1887 - 1888

 

Father Wiest

1888 - 1889

 

Father Petri

1889 - 1894

 

Father O’Farrell

1894 - 1900

 

Father Gammel

1900 - 1901

 

Father Haggerty

1901 - 1911

 

Pastors of
Immaculate Conception Church
(Name Changed) Bridgeton, New Jersey

Father Hassett

1911 - 1917

Built church and rectory (1915)

Father O’Conner

1917 - 1919

 

Father Langan

1919 - 1932

Held school in Lyceum and built

 

 

present school building (1925)

Father Meerwald

1932 - 1935

 

Father Dalton

1935 - 1944

 

Father Gooley

1944 - 1961

Made renovations to church interior

 

 

with marble

Msgr. Donohue

1961 - 1991

Built present rectory (1964) and

 

 

convent (1969)

Msgr. O’Mearain

1991 - 1998

Purchased properties on Love Lane and

 

 

Old Pearl St. School

Father Rush

1998 - 2006

Established  Pre-School

 

 

Last Pastor of the 20th Century

 

 

First Pastor of the 21st Century

Father DelDuca

2006 - 2008

 

Father Hernandez

2008 -