Early life Arthur Serratelli was born on April 18, 1944, in
Newark, New Jersey to Pio Serratelli and Eva Fasolino. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in the
Ironbound section of Newark. For primary school, Serratelli attended the Ann Street Parish School and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish school, both in Newark. Serratelli graduated from
Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey, in 1961. He then attended
Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey for two years, then transferred to the
Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology at the university. After two years of philosophy studies, Serratelli continued his studies in Rome at the
Pontifical Gregorian University, residing at the
Pontifical North American College.
Bishop of Paterson On June 1, 2004, John Paul II accepted the retirement of Bishop
Frank J. Rodimer as bishop of Paterson and appointed Serratelli as his successor. Serratelli was installed on July 6, 2004, at the
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Paterson, New Jersey. As a member of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Serratelli was chair of the Committee on Doctrine's Subcommittee for the Review of Scripture Translations, and a member of the Committee on Divine Worship and its Task Groups on Liturgy with Children, and the Review of the
Lectionary. Serratelli served as the chair of the
International Commission on English in the Liturgy, and the Catholic co-chair, together with the Baptist theologian
Paul Fiddes, of the International Theological Consultation between Catholics and
Baptists. Pope Francis appointed Serratelli a member of the
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on October 28, 2016. In February 2019, the dioceses of New Jersey released a list of priests and deacons who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse. Eleven priests came from the Diocese of Paterson. Serratelli made this statement:If you have been a victim of sexual abuse, my prayers and heart go out to you for this horrible action which has been committed against you. I pray for your healing and, on behalf of myself, our diocese and the Catholic Church, I deeply and sincerely apologize for the pain that you have endured. ==Coats of arms==