St. Clare Parish in Clifton welcomes new pastor #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FatherConde_5792-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" /><p><strong>St. Clare Parish</strong> in Clifton, N.J., on Nov. 30 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who installed Father Francis Conde as its pastor during a Mass the bishop celebrated. Bishop Sweeney appointed Father Conde pastor of St. Clare’s, effective Oct. 1</p>
<p>Father Conde was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Virac in his native Philippines in 1994. Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli incardinated him into the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey in 2019.</p>
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<p>In the Paterson Diocese, Father Conde previously was parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Sparta, N.J., and chaplain at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J.</p>
<p>On social media, St. Clare’s called Father Conde’s installation “a beautiful and unforgettable moment for our parish. Friends and family joined us from all across the diocese, the country, and all the way from the Philippines. Our hearts are full.”</p>
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</div> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FatherConde_5792-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" />St. Clare Parish in Clifton, N.J., on Nov. 30 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who installed Father Francis Conde as its pastor during a Mass the bishop celebrated. Bishop Sweeney appointed Father Conde pastor of St. Clare’s, effective Oct. 1 Father Conde was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Virac in his native Philippines in 1994. Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli incardinated him into the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey in 2019. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. In the Paterson Diocese, Father Conde previously was parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in
St. Clare Parish in Clifton, N.J., on Nov. 30 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who installed Father Francis Conde as its pastor during a Mass the bishop celebrated. Bishop Sweeney appointed Father Conde pastor of St. Clare’s, effective Oct. 1
Father Conde was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Virac in his native Philippines in 1994. Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli incardinated him into the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey in 2019.
In the Paterson Diocese, Father Conde previously was parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Sparta, N.J., and chaplain at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J.
On social media, St. Clare’s called Father Conde’s installation “a beautiful and unforgettable moment for our parish. Friends and family joined us from all across the diocese, the country, and all the way from the Philippines. Our hearts are full.”
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St. Clare Parish in Clifton welcomes new pastor #Catholic –
St. Clare Parish in Clifton, N.J., on Nov. 30 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who installed Father Francis Conde as its pastor during a Mass the bishop celebrated. Bishop Sweeney appointed Father Conde pastor of St. Clare’s, effective Oct. 1
Father Conde was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Virac in his native Philippines in 1994. Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli incardinated him into the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey in 2019.
In the Paterson Diocese, Father Conde previously was parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Sparta, N.J., and chaplain at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J.
On social media, St. Clare’s called Father Conde’s installation “a beautiful and unforgettable moment for our parish. Friends and family joined us from all across the diocese, the country, and all the way from the Philippines. Our hearts are full.”
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![St. Clare Parish in Clifton welcomes new pastor #Catholic - St. Clare Parish in Clifton, N.J., on Nov. 30 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who installed Father Francis Conde as its pastor during a Mass the bishop celebrated. Bishop Sweeney appointed Father Conde pastor of St. Clare’s, effective Oct. 1
Father Conde was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Virac in his native Philippines in 1994. Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli incardinated him into the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey in 2019.
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In the Paterson Diocese, Father Conde previously was parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Sparta, N.J., and chaplain at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J.
On social media, St. Clare’s called Father Conde’s installation “a beautiful and unforgettable moment for our parish. Friends and family joined us from all across the diocese, the country, and all the way from the Philippines. Our hearts are full.”
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