Seminary Leaders
Reverend Monsignor Robert F. Coleman, J.C.D.
Reverend Monsignor Robert Coleman is rector and dean of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, as well as an adjunct professor of pastoral theology. He earned a J.C.D. from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He also earned a diploma from the School of Latin Letters, Pontifical Gregorian University. His dissertation was titled Canon 369: The Definition of a Diocese in the Code of Canon Law. Ordained to the priesthood in 1978, his first assignment was as parochial vicar to Saint Aloysius Church in Jersey City until 1982. He then served as advocate, and later, as judge and defender of the Bond of the Metropolitan Tribunal, Archdiocese of Newark. From 1994 to 1996, he was secretary for canonical affairs, Office of the Archbishop of Newark, as well as coordinator of the task force for the pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II to the Archdiocese. In 1996, he was named a chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Monsignor. Monsignor Coleman served as vice-rector/business manager of Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology from 1996 to 2000, and, in 2000, he was appointed rector and dean. He teaches canon law - general and canon law of marriage. In 2005, Monsignor Coleman was elevated to the rank of Prelate of Honor.
Reverend Robert K. Suszko, M.B.A., M.Div.
Reverend Robert K. Suszko, M.B.A., M.Div., was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark in 2002. He served as parochial vicar at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Cedar Grove, from June 2002-January 2010, and at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, West Orange, from January 2010-October 2010. In November 2010, he began his duties as Vice Rector/Business Manager/Director of Formation at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology.
Reverend Christopher M. Ciccarino, S.S.L., S.T.D. 
Reverend Christopher Ciccarino is associate dean of the School of Theology and an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies. He attended Bucknell University, majoring in history and religion, then entered seminary. After a year of Pre-Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary, he continued at the North American College in Rome. He completed an S.T.B. at the Pontifical Gregorian University and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark on May 25, 1996. Father Ciccarino’s first assignment was as priest secretary to Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. He later became a parochial vicar at St. Michael's in Union, New Jersey. Archbishop John Myers appointed him to the faculty of Immaculate Conception Seminary and asked him to return to Rome for graduate studies. Father Ciccarino completed an S.S.L. at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and an S.T.D. at the Pontifical Gregorian University. His dissertation topic was “‘Christ our Passover has been Sacrificed’ (1Cor 5,7). An Investigation into a Pauline Metonymy.”
Dianne M. Traflet, J.D., S.T.D.
Dianne Marie Traflet, in addition to serving as associate dean of the School of Theology, is the founder of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, founder and co-director of the Institute for Christian Spirituality and assistant professor of pastoral theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology. She earned a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law; an M.A. in Catholic Theology and Pastoral Ministry from The Institute of Advanced Studies of Catholic Doctrine, St. John’s University; and an S.T.L. and an S.T.D. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum). She gives numerous lectures and retreats on Edith Stein and related topics in spirituality and has published Saint Edith Stein: A Spiritual Portrait (2008).
Reverend Douglas J. Milewski, S.T.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and
Associate Professor of Theology, earned an S.T.B. in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and an S.T.L. and an S.T.D. in Patristic Sciences and Theology from the
Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum of the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. His doctoral dissertation is titled “‘
Nos Locus Dei Sumus.’ Augustine’s Exegesis and Theology of John 17 in the Light of In
Evangelium Iohannis Tractatus CIV-CXI.” Father Milewski’s specializations include the theology, literature and history of early Christianity and the Fathers of the Church, in particular, Saint Augustine. Since joining the faculty in 2001, he has co-authored two Seton Hall University undergraduate degree programs, the B.A. in Catholic Studies (launched Fall 2002) and the B.A. in Catholic Theology (launched Fall 2007). Father Milewski has created and taught nearly a score of new courses on both the graduate and undergraduate levels for the College of Arts & Sciences and for Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology. He has led study tours of Italy, Poland and Ireland. His publications appear in
Augustinian Studies,
The American Conservative and
The Chesterton Review.
Center Director and Staff
Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D.
Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Chapel, S.T.D., is Director of the Center for Diaconal Formation, Assistant Spiritual Director for the Seminary, Co-director of the Institute for Christian Spirituality and Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology. He earned an M.A. in International Relations from the Paul S. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University. He also earned an S.T.L. and S.T.D. from Accademia Alfonsiana (Lateran University) and an S.T.B. from The Gregorian University. His doctoral dissertation was titled "Why Confess Our Sins Out Loud? An Analysis Based on the Dialogical Philosophy of Ferdinand Ebner in Light of the Philosophy of Language and the Symbolic Sacramentology of Louis-Marie Chauvet." Ordained to the priesthood in 1992, he teaches Christian ethics and preaching practicum and reconciliation and anointing. His publications include “Why Confess Our Sins Out Loud? Some Possibilities Based on the Thought of Ferdinand Ebner and Louis-Marie Chauvet” (The Irish Theological Quarterly) and “Dialogical Personalisms Revisited”” (Studia Moralia).
Deacon Andrew E. Saunders, M.A.
Deacon Andrew Saunders is assistant director, Center for Diaconal Formation, Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality and the Coordinator of Programs for the Institute for Christian Spirituality. He has nearly three decades of business experience with leading Fortune 500 firms including the International Business Machines Corporation, Citigroup, Inc., and CIT Group, Inc. He has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut, an M.A. in Economics from Trinity College and an M.A. in Theology with a Biblical Studies concentration from Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology. He is a Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and coordinator of adult faith formation at St. Luke’s Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, a member of the Knights of Columbus and was ordained in 2011 to the Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of Newark.
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