Necrology - Diocese of Venice

Here you can find any incardinated deceased Priest or Deacon of the Diocese of Venice.

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Priests

Rev. Thomas G. Anglim
Ordained: May 22, 1954 Died: January 19, 2010

Rev. Joseph Beaumont
Ordained: May 28, 1940 Died: June 22, 1997

Rev. Louis Bentivoglio
Ordained: March 15, 1953 Died: October 30, 1999

Rev. Claude Brubaker
Ordained: May 28, 1955 Died: February 12, 2019

Rev. Joseph F. Connolly, T.O.R.
Ordained: May 18, 1968 Died: January 16, 2021

Rev. Dennis Cooney
Ordained: May 18, 1974 Died: April 13, 2020

Rev. David B. Cronin
Ordained: May 22, 1948 Died: February 13, 2000

Rev. Leo J. Culliton
Ordained: December 23, 1950 Died: January 18, 2000

Rev. Gerald Curley
Ordained: June 10, 1979 Died: May 10, 1991

Rev. Bernard F. Dittman
Ordained: June 04, 1955 Died: October 17, 2003

Rev. Joseph Duggan
Ordained: June 14, 1964 Died: November 12, 2017

Rev. John H.R. Ellis
Ordained: July 13, 1991 Died: September 25, 2020

Rev. Arthur J. Espelage
Ordained: June 12, 1971 Died: December 9, 2022

Rev. Patrick E. Farrell
Ordained: June 04, 1961 Died: December 29, 2006

Rev. Ernest A. Fears
Ordained: October 22, 1999 Died: March 17, 2005

Msgr. Gerard “Gerry” Finegan
Ordained: June 18, 1967 Died: February 3, 2020

Rev. Martin M. Flynn
Ordained: June 21, 1964 Died: November 23, 1991

Rev. John Foley
Ordained: May 27, 1954 Died: December 31, 1990

Rev. Leo Frechette
Ordained: June 4, 1955 Died: October 5, 2022

Rev. Candido Garcia
Ordained: May 31, 1962 Died: May 08, 1993

Rev. Niles Gillen, O. Carm.
Ordained: May 26, 1956 Died: May 25, 2022

Rev. Thomas Glackin
Ordained: December 21, 1968 Died: March 5, 2020

Rev. Msgr. James F. Gloekler
Ordained: May 30, 1953 Died: July 03, 1985

Rev. Thomas J. Goggin
Ordained: April 07, 1957 Died: July 23, 2002

Rev. Benjamin B. Gorr
Ordained: May 19, 1979 Died: August 18, 2007

Rev. John Grant
Ordained: May 19, 1984 Died: July 09, 1989

Rev. Gerald Grogan
Ordained: September 11, 1960 Died: January 10, 2021

Rev. Esteban Soy Guix
Ordained: May 29, 1952, Died: July 10, 2018

Rev. Arthur W. Hannaway
Ordained: May 25, 1985 Died: September 15, 2003

Rev. Michael D. Hickey
Ordained: January 20, 1962 Died: July 9th, 2015

Rev. James S. Honnen
Ordained: May 30, 1949 Died: May 27, 1993

Rev. Joseph F. Hrabovsky
Ordained: June 01, 1957 Died: June 27, 1990

Rev. Joseph P. Jocco
Ordained: June 9, 1984 Died: December 24, 2022

Rev. Edward A. Kearns
Ordained: May 25, 1963 Died: July 11, 2022

Rev. Dennis C. Klemme
Ordained: May 25, 1957 Died: August 9, 2022

Rev. Thaddeus J. Kloc
Ordained: May 30, 1970 Died: May 19, 2002

Msgr. Anthony La Femina
Ordained: May 27, 1961 Died: December 30, 2019

Rev. Vincent LeGere
Ordained: June 21, 1959 Died: March 30, 1997

Rev. Vincent Llaria
Ordained: June 21, 1959 Died: February 06, 2009

Rev. Nicanor Lobato
Ordained: May 28, 1961 Died: July 3, 2020

Rev. Sebastian Loncar
Ordained: June 27, 1937 Died: February 15, 2001

Rev. Robert Mattingly
Ordained: May 18, 1968 Died: January 7, 2022

Rev. Eugene J. McCarthy
Ordained: June 19, 1960 Died: May 15, 2023

Rev. Hugh J. McGuigan
Ordained: May 31, 1997 Died: November 23, 2024

Rev. Robert J. Mongiello
Ordained: May 15, 1987 Died: March 22, 2018

Rev. Joseph P. Moran
Ordained: May 20, 1956 Died: June 16, 2002

Msgr. Edward D. Moretti
Ordained: July 10, 1960 Died: July 23, 2010

Rev. Thomas B. Murphy
Ordained: June 03, 1951 Died: May 18, 2008

Rev. Timothy Murphy
Ordained: June 19, 1960 Died: March 19, 2022

Rev. Origenes O. Noboa
Ordained: July 31, 1981 Died: October 11, 2008

Rev. William O’Connell
Ordained: June 11, 1966 Died: November 25, 2021

Rev. Msgr. John O’Dowd
Ordained: June 07, 1942 Died: September 01, 2001

Rev. John M. O’Neill
Ordained: June 09, 1973 Died: July 09, 2022

Rev. Robert E. Onze
Ordained: May 16, 1964 Died: January 20, 2010

Rev. Patrick C. Organ
Ordained: June 13, 1971 Died: June 9, 2022

Rev. Edward Pick
Ordained: May 28, 1960 Died: March 27, 2021

Rev. Russell Ruggiero
Ordained: May 29, 2010 Died: April 18, 2022

Very Rev. Jose H. Ruiz , V.F.
Ordained: June 22, 1958 Died: April 02, 2003

Rev. Richard Sanders
Ordained: May 07, 1966 Died: March 18, 1985

Rev. Msgr. Robert W. Schiefen, J.C.D.
Ordained: October 18, 1946 Died: March 25, 2003

Rev. Lukas J. Schmidt, O. Carm.
Ordained: June 05, 1965 Died: August 04, 2007

Rev. Vincent Sheehy
Ordained: May 14, 1961 Died: June 13, 2024

Rev. Daniel P. Smith
Ordained: Oct. 22, 1999 Died: June 19, 2016

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Stearns
Ordained: May 20, 1972 Died: March 14, 2024

Rev. Charles Sullivan
Ordained: May 1, 1964 Died: April 27, 2022

Rev. Emilian Swiatecki
Ordained: June 17, 1956 Died: January 12, 2009

Rev. Dominik Szabajkowicz
Ordained: October 25, 2001 Died: November 23, 2009

Rev. Thomas Walsh O.Carm.
Ordained: June 6, 1950 Died: December 1, 2016

Rev. Morris F. Wells, O.Carm.
Ordained: September 06, 1964 Died: August 14, 2008

Rev. Patrick Wilson, S.A.C.
Ordained: November 27, 2005 Died: February 2, 2023

Rev. Thomas J. Zedar
Ordained: May 01, 1965 Died: February 08, 2009

Deacons

Rev. Deacon John L. Blackburn
Ordained: April 15, 1987 Died: October 09, 2008

Rev. Deacon Frank Camacho
Ordained: June 7, 1980 Died: March 26, 2019

Rev. Deacon Joseph Cireico
Ordained: April 25, 1987 Died: March 1, 2018

Rev. Deacon Edgar M. Cobett, Ed.D.
Ordained: August 18, 1984 Died: September 04, 2002

Rev. Deacon Francis Cole
Ordained: March 10, 1978 Died: August 13, 2014

Rev. Deacon James G. Cooper
Ordained: November 27, 1993 Died: April 12, 2004

Rev. Deacon Michael DiMeglio
Ordained: November 27, 1993 Died: December 15, 2012

Rev. Deacon Lorin Fortier
Ordained: November 27, 1993 Died: March 24, 2014

Rev. Deacon Alfred Gaspari
Ordained: April 19, 1997 Died: February 21, 2015

Rev. Deacon John E. Gilbert
Ordained: April 15, 1987 Died: October 21, 2008

Rev. Deacon Donald Healy
Ordained: October 25, 2006 Died: April 2, 2020

Rev. Deacon John L. Harkin
Ordained: November 27, 1993 Died:June 27, 2004

Rev. Deacon Edward Lundy
Ordained: May 17, 1980 Died: March 26, 2019

Rev. Deacon John J. O’Neil
Ordained: April 30, 1983 Died: April 22, 1999

Rev. Deacon George Patton
Ordained: XXXX Died: January 9, 1995

Rev. Deacon John Wren
Ordained: November 27, 1993 Died: August 15, 2004