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JOSEPH JOHN HASEL
Originally published in 1900 |
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JOSEPH JOHN HASEL, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in West
Hoboken, was born in Newark, N. J., on the 4th of February, 1861. His
parents, Joseph Hasel and Kunigunda Dettinger, were natives respectively
of Westphalia and Wurtemberg, Germany. The former came to America
in 1820, before his marriage, and had six children: Francis, John, Lena,
Clement, Frances, and Joseph J., the subject of this article.
Father Hasel was educated at St. Benedict's College, Newark, at St. Vincent's College in Pennsylvania, and at Seton Hall, Newark, and was ordained to the priesthood April 11, 1886. He was successively assistant pastor of St. Teresa Church, Summit, N. J., of St. Peter's, Newark, and of the Holy Family Church in the Town of Union, in the meantime attending St. Joseph's in West Hoboken, Hudson County. December 1, 1889, he was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church, West Hoboken, where he is now doing a most commendable work in both church and school. Father Hasel',s pastoral career is rich in good deeds, and one of which he may well feel proud. A worker as well as a student and scholar, he has labored with great zeal and energy for the best interests of his parish, and is beloved and respected by all. His labors in St. Joseph's parish have resulted in the erection of a parsonage, sisters' house, and handsome church, which will cost $75,000, and these improvements were instituted and carried to completion by him. The corner-stone of the new church was laid July 31, 1898, and solemnly dedicated July 2, 1899, by Rt. Rev. W. M. Wigger, D.D. Father Hasel has also greatly increased the communicant membership of the parish and enlarged the parochial school connected therewith, giving to both a new impetus, a very large measure of his own enthusiasm, and that hearty support which emanates from a pure heart and honest endeavor. He organized the Sacred Heart Society, the Young Ladies' Society, and the Children of Mary, and also the Young Men's Katolischer Gesellen Verein, which is incorporated, and of which he is President. These societies have wielded a powerful influence for good, and under his able and efficient direction are carrying on a work second only in importance to that of the church.
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