A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne, N.J., for Msgr. Elso Charles Introini, pastor emeritus of St. Anthony Parish, who died on Jan. 24. He was 89. He lived at Merry Heart Senior Care Services in the Succasunna neighborhood of Roxbury, N.J.
Born and raised in Clifton, N.J., to the late Charles and Velia Maria (nee: Moret) Introini, Msgr. Introini belonged to Sacred Heart Parish there. In 1954, he graduated from Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic, N.J. He studied at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., and Immaculate Conception Seminary, then in Darlington, N.J.
Msgr. Introini earned a bachelor’s from Seton Hall University, a master’s in secondary education from Darlington School of Theology, and a Doctor of Divinity from New York Theological Seminary.
In 1962, Msgr. Introini was ordained a priest of the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey at the Cathedral of St. John’s in Paterson. He began his ministry as an associate pastor at St. Paul Parish in Clifton. Later, he also served as associate pastor at Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township, N.J.
Msgr. Introini was a member of the religious faculty at Pope Pius XII High School and also Neumann Prep High School in Wayne, N.J. During that period, he also served weekend duty at St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne. He was also chaplain to the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J.
For the diocese, Msgr. Introini served as director of Clergy Personnel. He was executive secretary for Pastoral Ministry from 1979 to 1987, a member of the Priest Senate for two terms, and served on the Priests’ Retirement Fund for two years.
Msgr. Introini served as pastor of St. Simon the Apostle Parish in the Green Pond neighborhood of Rockaway Township from 1985 to 1987. He later served as pastor of St. Clement Pope and Martyr Parish in Rockaway Township from 1987 to 1993. He was dean of Northern Morris County from 1990 to 1993. In 1993, St. Pope John Paul II designated him a Prelate of Honor with the title of monsignor.
He served his final assignment as pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne, retiring in 2002. In retirement, Msgr. Introini was a priest assistant to the chaplain at the Lakehurst Naval Base, located primarily in Manchester Township, N.J., and as a weekend assistant at St. John Parish in Lakehurst, N.J.
The Rite of Reception of the Body for Msgr. Introini will take place at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne, N.J., on Friday, Jan. 30, at 3:45 p.m. Visitation will be held that day from 4 to 7:30 p.m., before his Mass of Christian Burial at 7:30 p.m. Interment at Calvary Cemetery in Paterson will be private.
Please consider making a charitable donation in Msgr. Introini’s honor.
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Obituary: Msgr. Elso Charles Introini, pastor emeritus of Hawthorne parish, 89 #Catholic –
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne, N.J., for Msgr. Elso Charles Introini, pastor emeritus of St. Anthony Parish, who died on Jan. 24. He was 89. He lived at Merry Heart Senior Care Services in the Succasunna neighborhood of Roxbury, N.J.
Born and raised in Clifton, N.J., to the late Charles and Velia Maria (nee: Moret) Introini, Msgr. Introini belonged to Sacred Heart Parish there. In 1954, he graduated from Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic, N.J. He studied at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., and Immaculate Conception Seminary, then in Darlington, N.J.
Msgr. Introini earned a bachelor’s from Seton Hall University, a master’s in secondary education from Darlington School of Theology, and a Doctor of Divinity from New York Theological Seminary.
In 1962, Msgr. Introini was ordained a priest of the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey at the Cathedral of St. John’s in Paterson. He began his ministry as an associate pastor at St. Paul Parish in Clifton. Later, he also served as associate pastor at Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township, N.J.
Msgr. Introini was a member of the religious faculty at Pope Pius XII High School and also Neumann Prep High School in Wayne, N.J. During that period, he also served weekend duty at St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne. He was also chaplain to the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J.
For the diocese, Msgr. Introini served as director of Clergy Personnel. He was executive secretary for Pastoral Ministry from 1979 to 1987, a member of the Priest Senate for two terms, and served on the Priests’ Retirement Fund for two years.
Msgr. Introini served as pastor of St. Simon the Apostle Parish in the Green Pond neighborhood of Rockaway Township from 1985 to 1987. He later served as pastor of St. Clement Pope and Martyr Parish in Rockaway Township from 1987 to 1993. He was dean of Northern Morris County from 1990 to 1993. In 1993, St. Pope John Paul II designated him a Prelate of Honor with the title of monsignor.
He served his final assignment as pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne, retiring in 2002. In retirement, Msgr. Introini was a priest assistant to the chaplain at the Lakehurst Naval Base, located primarily in Manchester Township, N.J., and as a weekend assistant at St. John Parish in Lakehurst, N.J.
The Rite of Reception of the Body for Msgr. Introini will take place at St. Anthony Church in Hawthorne, N.J., on Friday, Jan. 30, at 3:45 p.m. Visitation will be held that day from 4 to 7:30 p.m., before his Mass of Christian Burial at 7:30 p.m. Interment at Calvary Cemetery in Paterson will be private.
Please consider making a charitable donation in Msgr. Introini’s honor.