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First Pastor
Rev. Joseph Servetka
He was the first pastor of St. Peter and Paul Parish.
July 30, 1895 – March, 1896 -
Rev. Bartholomew Zindzius
Born in Velieneje, Lithuania
He was the second pastor of the Parish.
April, 1896 – March, 1924 -
Rev. Joseph Simonaitis
Born in Brooklyn, NY
He was the third pastor of the Parish.
March 19, 1924 – February 4, 1953 -
Rev. Msgr. Michael G. Kemezis
Born in Newark, NJ
He was the fourth pastor of the Parish.
June 28, 1953 – January 3, 1969 -
Rev. Peter F. Zemeikis
Born in Elizabeth, NJ
He was the fifth pastor of the Parish.
March, 1969 – December 1989 -
Rev. Alfred T. Zemeikis
Born in Elizabeth, NJ
He was the sixth pastor of the Parish.
December 31, 1989 – January 23, 2005 -
The Present Pastor
Rev. Krzysztof Szczotka
Born in Radziechowy, Poland
On September 8, 1981 entered the Society of the Divine Savior
First Religious Profession September 8, 1982
On September 8, 1986 the Final Religious Profession
In 1998 Completed philosophy and theology studies at Bagno, Poland
Ordained on May 28, 1988
1990 – 1992 Licentiate in Moral Theology at St. Tomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy
1992 – 1995 Mission work in Bangalore, India
1995 –1998 Mission work in Massasi and Morogoro, Tanzania
In 1999 came to work in USA
On June 15, 2000 appointed Associate Pastor in St. Adalbert’s
On July 1, 2004 appointed as sixth Pastor of St. Adalbert’s
From June 2004 to June 2005 led the Parish Transition Team for New Energies Parish Transition Project
In February 2005 appointed Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, Elizabeth
On July 1, 2009 St. Adalbert and Sts. Peter & Paul were officially merged as one Parish with two churches under one Pastor.