NEW JERSEY
Press of Atlantic City
By STEPHANIE LODER, Staff Writer
The Rev. Terence McAlinden, former pastor at St. Theresa Church in Little Egg Harbor Township who was removed from ministry in 2007 amid allegations of sexual abuse, has died, the Diocese of Trenton said Tuesday.
McAlinden died Feb. 6.
The diocese declined to release information about his death, according to a statement from the diocese.
“I can confirm that Fr. Terence McAlinden died on February 6, 2015. Prior to his death he had requested that there be no obituary and no funeral Mass. The Diocese is respecting his requests,” said Rayanne Bennett, a spokeswoman for Bishop David M. O’Connell.
McAlinden was the pastor at St. Theresa’s when he was removed from the ministry by the diocese after Chris Naples, 39, of Bass River Township, reported that he was molested by McAlinden for several years.
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