Background
Breen, Vincent de Paul was born on December 24, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Breen, Vincent de Paul was born on December 24, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Bachelor, Cathedral College, 1959. Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Gregorian University, 1963.
Assistant pastor, St. Genevieve, Rockaway Point, summer 1963;
assistant pastor, St. Edmund, Brooklyn, 1963-1966;
assistant superintendent schools, Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1966-1973;
associate superintendent of schools, Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1973-1976;
superintendent of schools, Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1976-1978;
superintendent of education, Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1978-1994;
vicar for education, Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, 1994-1997;
bishop, Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, since 1997. Chairman Committee of Nonpublic School Officials of the City of New York, since 1978. Member of advisory committee, public policy and Catholic schools United States Catholic Conference, since 1978.
Past president New York State Council Catholic Schools Supts., 1979-1980. Board directors National Catholic Ednl. Association, 1985-1988.
President National Chief Adminstrs. of Catholic Education, 1985-1988. Member coordinator committee New York City Regional Education Center for Economics Development;member of advisory commission on social policy Diocese of Brooklyn, New York. Active Interdiocesan Committee on Social Policy, Borough President's Advisory Panel, Catholic Education Leadership Development, Diocesan Community on the Elderly, St. John's University.Consortium.
Member Commission of Elementary Schools Officers of the Middle States Association, New York State Governor's Educational Advisory Committee, New York State Committee for Public Higher Education, Commissioner's Advisory Council for Public Schools, New York State Catholic Conference Public Policy Committee, Governor's Task Force on Equal Opportunity Education, New York Alliance for Public Schools.