Catholic NY Profiles Longtime Bronx Pastor John Jenick

bishopjenikThe Bedford Fordham Housing Corporation, a nonprofit organization to help low-income residents find decent, safe and affordable housing and to stave off housing abandonment, was established by local community activitists, one of which being its first President, the inimitable Father John Jenik, longtime pastor of  Our Lady of Refuge since 1978.

In addition to his preistly accomplishments, the housing activist’s work is still felt throughout the West Bronx today and Catholic NY, the weekly publication of the Archdiocese of New York, has a great writeup on the clergy man this week.  Check it out here.

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