Background
Prior, Joseph Gerard was born on February 8, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Hugh Joseph Prior and Rosemary Gertrude Phelan.
Prior, Joseph Gerard was born on February 8, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Hugh Joseph Prior and Rosemary Gertrude Phelan.
Master of Divinity, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 1989. Master of Arts, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 1990. Licentiate in Sacred Scripture, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, 1997.
STD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1999.
Associate pastor Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Southampton, Pennsylvania, 1990—1992. Teacher St. James High School, Chester, 1992—1993. Associate professor Sacred Scripture St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, since 1999, academy dean Theology Division, 2000—2002, chief academy officer, since 2002.
Member of College Theology Society, Society Biblical Literature, Catholic Biblical Association.