New CEO for Catholic Community Services Most Reverend Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark has announced that the Board of Trustees of Catholic Community Services has accepted his recommendation of Monsignor Dennis J. Mahon as Executive Director of Catholic Community Services in the Archdiocese of Newark. The 52 year-old Monsignor Mahon returns to the Archdiocese after serving as Vice president for development at the Catholic University of America since 1995. Catholic Community Services is the one of largest not-for-profit social services agencies in the State of New Jersey. The Catholic agency provides behavioral health, rehabilitation, counseling, immigration services, adoption and child care programs, services to the deaf, blind and mentally handicapped as well as housing, addiction programs. Monsignor Mahon was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in May of 1970. He graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange and Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, New Jersey in 1966. He holds a Ph.D. in Communications from Syracuse University. Born on May 19, 1945 he attended ST. John's School in Orange and Seton Hall Prep. After ordination he was assigned to Our Lady Star of the Sea in Bayonne as a parochial vicar. In 1971 he was assigned to the faculty of Seton Hall University where he taught communications. From 1986 through 1993 he served as Associate Chancellor for Policy and Planning at the University. In 1994 he was named Vice Chancellor for Planning at Seton Hall. In 1995 he was appointed Vice President for Development at at CUA in Washington DC. Msgr. Mahon will have operational responsibility for Catholic Community Services. These duties had been held by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark and Vicar for Human Services for the Archdiocese. With the addition of Msgr. Mahon as executive director, Bishop DiMarzio will have more time to oversee the growing complexity of the social services and health care entities in the Archdiocese. Bishop Di Marzio will continue as Vicar for Human Services. Bishop DiMarzio said of Monsignor Mahon, " He brings a wealth of administrative experience and knowledge of the Archdiocese that will certainly enhance the future of the Agency.
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