BERGEN (NJ)
North Jersey Record

Sept. 23, 2019

By Abbott Koloff

The headmaster of Seton Hall Preparatory School has been tapped to take over as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills, a move that came as a surprise both to the high school’s community and to those in the wealthy Catholic parish that has apparently been having some financial struggles.

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, told officials at the diocesan high school this week about his decision to move Monsignor Robert Harahan, its headmaster, to St. Rose of Lima parish, according to a letter sent to the school’s community on Saturday.

“Msgr. Harahan’s appointment is a surprise to him and all of us,” the letter said. It was signed by Harahan and Seton Hall Prep President Monsignor Michael Kelly. “It was a decision made by the Cardinal…