Fr. Jeffrey J. Kegley

Pastor 

Father Jeff Kegley attended Saint Ann School, Keansburg, and graduated from Keansburg High School in 1978. He studied at the American Institute of Banking, New York Chapter, and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Thomas Edison State College, Trenton. During this time, he remained active in his parish as a member of the choir and in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, which eventually led him to leave behind his career and embark on the path toward priesthood.

After completing his studies in Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, Father Jeff Kegley was ordained a priest by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, May 18, 1996. He was then assigned to Saint Mary, Mother of God Parish, Middletown.

In 2001, Father Jeff Kegley was named parochial vicar of Saint Catharine Parish, Spring Lake, where he served for three months before being assigned to St. Veronica Parish, Howell, as parochial vicar. In 2004, Father Jeff Kegley was named administrator of Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton, after a merger created St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish in 2005. Father Jeff Kegley was named pastor of the new parish.

In 2012, Father Jeff Kegley returned to Saint Mary, Mother of God Parish as pastor there, where he continues to serve. He also remains an active member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and in 2011 was appointed liaison with the Diocese of Trenton for the Charismatic Renewal.