Rev. Peter H. Cho, S.T.D., Ph.D.

Rector of St. Andrew's College Seminary & Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology
School of Theology

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Father Cho graduated from Rutgers College (B.A. in Biochemistry, 1997), Columbia University (M.S. in Computer Science, 1999), and Stevens Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2006).

After entering Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in 2006 and completing a year of Pre-Theology, he continued priestly formation at the North American College in Rome. He completed an S.T.B. (2010) and an S.T.L. with a concentration in Dogmatic (Systematic) Theology (2012) at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark on May 28, 2011.

Father Cho was assigned to St. Theresa Parish in Kenilworth for the summer of 2011. He served as Parochial Vicar of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Parish in Scotch Plains from 2012 to 2013. In July 2013, Father Cho was appointed to the Formation Faculty of Immaculate Conception Seminary, where he also teaches courses in Systematic Theology. In January 2015, Father Cho became Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology. He was assigned to Rome to pursue his doctorate in Theology from 2017 to 2019. In July 2020, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin appointed Father Cho to serve as Rector of the College Seminary of the Immaculate Conception at St. Andrew’s Hall. Father Cho has served as a Censor Librorum for the Archdiocese of Newark (since 2016), a member of the Priest Advisory Council for the Priest Community at Seton Hall University (2019-2020), a member of the Archdiocesan Vocation Admissions Board (since 2020), and a member of the Archdiocesan Task Force for the Propaedeutic Year (chair, 2023). Father Cho earned an S.T.D. from the Pontifical Gregorian University in October 2025. His dissertation is titled The Reception of Vatican II on the Priesthood in the United States (1965-2015).