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 Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 17, 1933 to Michael A. and Caroline Marzitello Saltarelli. Bishop Saltarelli is one of seven children.
He attended Holy Rosary Elementary School and Ferris High School in Jersey City. In 1956 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seton Hall University and began his study of theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ. In 1975 he received a Master's Degree in Religious Studies from Manhattan College.
Archbishop Thomas A. Boland ordained him to the priesthood in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark, NJ on May 28, 1960. He served as an associate pastor at Holy Family Church in Nutley, New Jersey from June 1960 to August 1977. He served as pastor of Our Lady of Assumption Church in Bayonne, New Jersey from 1977 until August 1982.
Archbishop Peter L. Gerety appointed him Executive Director for Pastoral Services in the Archdiocese of Newark in 1982. In 1984, Pope John Paul II named Bishop Saltarelli a Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor. On June 1, 1985, he was appointed pastor of Saint Catherine of Siena Church in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
In November 1987, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick appointed him Vicar for Priests. Bishop Saltarelli has served as Dean of North Essex, Dean of Bayonne and Dean of West Essex. He served two terms as a member of the Priests' Personnel Board, one term as President of that Board and also was a member of the Archdiocesan School Board.
The appointment of Bishop Saltarelli as Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark was announced on June 12, 1990. He also became the Rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral while continuing to serve as Vicar for Priests. In 1992, he became the National Episcopal Moderator of the Holy Name Society. He also served as New Jersey State Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus.
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