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28Mar 2025

Recent deaths, necrology and ordination anniversaries–April 2025


Recently Deceased
Please remember in your prayers the clergy/religious who died in the month of March: Rev. Bruce W. Wilkinson, Rev. James “Jim” Harrison and Rev. Mr. Kevin Tracy 

Necrology [April]
Please remember in prayer the deceased clergy whose anniversaries occur this month: 

Priests: 

Reverend Patrick H. M. Donaghey  4/8/2014 
Monsignor William G. Hoffman  4/10/2023 
Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan  4/11/1967 
Reverend Andrew McCormack, S.M.  4/15/2007 
Reverend James L. Hartnett S.M.  4/18/2010 
Reverend Daniel J. McCormick  4/19/2018 
Reverend R. Roy Meehan  4/22/2001 
Reverend Leo M. Marx, S.M.  4/23/1966 
Reverend Joseph W. Drohan  4/26/2005 
Reverend Michael L. McWhorter  4/29/2016 
Reverend Joseph J. Beltran  4/30/1995 

Deacons: 

Deacon Patrick J. Gillespie  4/5/2015 
Deacon William J. MacDonald  4/11/2003 
Deacon Chester E. Gorman  4/20/2020 
Deacon Richard M. Johnson  4/23/2003 
Deacon John B. Shell  4/25/2004 
Deacon Edmund M. Grabowy  4/29/2021 
Deacon Samuel M. Mure  4/30/2013 

Anniversary of ordination [April]
We pray for God’s blessing on the following clergy who celebrate the anniversary of their ordination during this month:   

Priests: 

Reverend Luis A. Lopez-Galarza, C.P.  4/12/1991 
Reverend Peter-Elvis Moleke Akanang  4/12/2012 
Reverend Kidanemariam Hadgu Gebrehiwot  4/14/1991 
Reverend Micayil Sunni Poovathumkudy, M.S.  4/17/2004 
Reverend Benedict C. Abugu, O.F.M., Conv.  04/27/2019 
Reverend Jae Woo (Abraham) Eo, L.C.   4/27/2024 
Reverend Benedict C. Abugu, O.F.M., Conv.  04/27/2019 
Reverend Isiodre Nguyen Baky  4/28/1972 
Reverend Monsignor Richard J. Lopez  4/28/1973 
Reverend Monsignor Phuong Van Pham  4/29/1966 
Reverend Jose M. Kochuparampil  4/29/1987 
Reverend Augustine Myslinski, O.S.C.O.  4/30/2011 

Deacons: 

Deacon Orlando M. Pascal  4/9/1988 
Deacon Anthony J. Detje  4/15/1988 
Deacon Alan D. Sims  4/27/2013 

  

 

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