Meet the Blogger - Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio

• Born in Newark, New Jersey; ordained for the Archdiocese of Newark in 1970; ordained auxiliary bishop of Newark in 1996; appointed bishop of Camden, New Jersey, in 1999; installed as bishop of Brooklyn in October 2003, from where he retired Nov. 30, 2021.
• Has a master’s degree in social work from Fordham University, and a doctorate in social work research and policy from Rutgers University.
• Has spent over 40 years in ministry in the areas of immigration assistance and refugee resettlement services; has served as both an advocate for refugees and immigrant concerns in political forums, and as the initiator and administrator of programs to assist refugees and immigrants within the U.S. and throughout the world; also served as U.S. representative to the Global Commission on International Migration, a United Nations sponsored commission.
• Currently serves as chairman of the board of the Center for Migration Studies; as member of the boards of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), the USCCB Migration Committee and the Migration Policy Institute; and as member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.
• Continues his research on undocumented migration in the United States.
• This blog is taken from monthly articles, written by Bishop DiMarzio under the title "Walking with Migrants," which is being made available to diocesan publications through Catholic News Service.