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By JD Watson
Rev. John P. Bambrick, pastor of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Toms River, has requested and been granted a transfer by the Most Rev. David M. O’Connell, bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, Bambrick announced to parishioners on Sunday.
Rev. G. Scott Shaffer, pastor of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in Jackson, has accepted a transfer to become the 11th pastor of St. Joseph’s, the parish where he first served as a priest 20 years ago. …
Bambrick has had a notable career. He was widely hailed for his efforts at St. Thomas More in Manalapan, unifying his parish after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. A victim of sexual abuse at the age of 15 by a priest and mentor, Bambrick tracked down his abuser and arranged for him to be removed from the priesthood. Bambrick went on to confront other abusive priests, becoming a champion for the rights of the sexually abused.
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