Hanbury Appointed to Archdiocesan Education Post
He will assume his duties as the senior archdiocesan official in charge of Catholic elementary and high schools and parish-based religious education programs on July 1, 2006.
Such a sabbatical is considered typical for
Religious men and women who have been serving in a responsible ministry
for a considerable number of years. "For more than ten years as a director of Graduate Studies, professor and associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University," Myers stated, "Fr. Hanbury has been responsible for guiding and shaping hundreds of private and public school teachers and for instilling Catholic values in their professional formation. He has founded and directed Seton Hall's highly regarded Educational Partners in Catholic Schools (EPICS) and Catholic School Leadership programs, Masters degree programs that prepare both new and veteran teachers to serve as Catholic school administrators and supervisors. "His experience also extends beyond
teaching at the university level, and includes almost ten years
of service in the Religious Studies department of Seton Hall Prep
as a teacher, spiritual director, and department chair. Such hands-on
experience, coupled with vast knowledge at the theoretical and strategic
direction levels, will serve this Archdiocese well in the coming
years as we continue to seek long-term solutions for strong, viable
Catholic schools." In addition to his doctorate in Education with a specialization in Administration and Supervision in Higher Education from Seton Hall, he holds a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Fordham University, a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry from Immaculate Conception Seminary, an Education Specialist certification, ands a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Languages, both from Seton Hall. Father Hanbury serves as a consultant to several leading publishers of religion textbooks, is a nationally known-figure, author and frequent speaker and presenter on the topics of education and religious education. He was ordained a priest for service in the Archdiocese of Newark in 1972. In commenting on Fr. Hanbury's immediate predecessor, Archbishop Myers stated: "I wish to express both my personal gratitude and that of everyone in the Archdiocese of Newark for the extraordinary service to our Catholic families that Sr. Dominica Rocchio has given as Secretary for Education for these 14 years. Her service to the education community also extends to the national scene, representing the Archdiocese as a member of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Public Policy and Catholic Schools, as consultant to the USCCB Committee on Education, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Catholic Educational Association. For the majority of her tenure as Secretary
of Education, there have been many challenges, most especially those
dealing with the future strategic direction of our Catholic Schools.
She has faced them with grace, intelligence and strength, and provided
the Archdiocese with valuable advice and insight."
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Rev.
Kevin M. Hanbury, Ed. D., a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark
and associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services
of Seton Hall University, has been appointed by Newark Archbishop
John J. Myers to the post of archdiocesan Vicar for Education and
Superintendent of Schools. 
Sr.
Dominica Rocchio, S.C., who has served as archdiocesan Superintendent
of Schools since 1992 and as Secretary for Education and Superintendent
since 1995, informed Archbishop Myers in the fall of 2005 that her
religious community, the Sisters of Charity of New York, had requested
that she take time for personal study and enrichment at the end
of this current school year before seeking a new assignment. 