Necrology of Priests

Rev. Matthew Alves Abrantes - October 2, 1942 

Very Rev. Joachim Adan - July 30, 1907 

Rev. Valentin Aguilera - February 24, 1908 

Rev. Francis X. Alabart - July 16, 2010 

Very Rev. Dominic A. Albertelli, O.S.J. - January 11, 1961 

Most Rev. Joseph Sadoc Alemany, O.P. - April 14, 1888 

Rev. Angelo Almarcegui, O.A.R. - October 17, 1990 

Most Rev. Thaddeus Amat - May 12, 1878 

Rev. Doroteo Ambris - February 5, 1883 

Rev. Joseph Anglim, C.M.F. - June 21, 1977 

Rev. Henry F. Angelino - August 30, 1986 

Rev. Emil Aragon, C.M.F. - October 8, 1976 

Rev. Gregory Ashe - July 31, 1934 

Rev. Jose de los Santos Avila - March 25, 1846 

Rev. Mr. Michael Avila - August 31, 2021 

Rev. Constantine Badesen - August 11, 1985 

Rev. Msgr. Joseph W. Balker - April 1, 2009 

Rev. Francisco Ballesteros - November 4, 1956 

Rev. Patrick Bannon - November 28, 1907 

Rev. Msgr. Ricardo Barajas - July 22, 2001 

Rev. Msgr. Joseph C. Barnes - May 9, 2010 

Rev. Frederick Barni, S.D.B. - October 13, 1939 

Rev. Joseph Barron - June 21, 1910 

Rev. Cecil Barron, C.M.F. - October 18, 2005 

Rev. William G. Batt - January 2, 1954 

Rev. Leo J. Beacom - December 28, 1962 

Rev. Paschal Beccaria - February 19, 1928 

Rev. Francis X. Becker - October 19, 1934 

Rev. Msgr. Ralph Belluomini - June 17, 2011 

Rev. Msgr. James Bennis - June 3, 1984 

Rev. Rinaldo Bergamo, S.D.B. - August 18, 1956 

Rev. Edward F. Bermingham, C.Ss.R. - April 26, 1958 

Rev. Peter Berminghan, C.Ss.R. - August 31, 1889 

Rev. Joseph Bochenski, C.M.F. - February 7, 1998 

Very Rev. John Brady - March 20, 1929 

Rev. Patrick Brady - April 3, 1925 

Rev. Msgr. Patrick D. Breslin - February 24, 1979 

Rev. Patrick Browne - February 25, 1937 

Rev. Bruno Brzezinski - February 20, 1979 

Rev. Alexander Bucci - December 18, 1959 

Rev. James E. Buckley - January 14, 1934 

Rev. Michael A. Burchfield, JCL, MCL - November 20, 2017 

Rev. Francis Burelback - April 11, 1938 

Rev. Msgr. Walter Burke - July 18, 1959 

Rev. John Burns Jr. – October 30, 2023  

Rev. Msgr. Laserian Byrne - May 20, 2011 

Rev. James Cadera - August 23, 2006 

Rev. Matthew Cahill - January 9, 1893 

Rev. Antonio Camacho - September 7, 1990 

Rev. Francis Campbell - March 18, 1916 

Rev. Simon Carew - August 3, 1888 

Rev. Michael W. Cariglia - June 3, 1996 

Rev. George Carr, O.F.M. - December 26, 2004 

Rev. Sean Carr, O.F.M. - March 21, 1994 

Rev. Pedro Carrasco - August 10, 1924 

Rev. Charles B. Casale - June 17, 2015 

Very Rev. Angelo D. Casanova - March 11, 1893 

Rev. Cornelius M. Casey - March 28, 1965 

Rev. Benito Caudevila - October 13, 1861 

Rev. Gil Chacon, S.J. - September 6, 2012 

Rev. Gerald F. Chavez - February 29, 2020 

Rev. Francis P. K. Cheung - September 27, 1994 

Rev. William Clancy - April 10, 1927 

Rev. Msgr. Patrick Kevin Cleary - November 30, 2011 

Most Rev. Harry Anselm Clinch, C.C.R. - March 8, 2003 

Rev. Valentin Closa - March 9, 1916  

Rev. Msgr. John Coelho-Harguindeguy - June 13, 2023 

Rev. John Coen - December 3, 1934 

Rev. Frank Colaccico - February 15, 2006 

Rev. James Collins - October 13, 1977 

Rev. Juan Comapla - January 11, 1878 

Rev. Thomas Condon - July 10, 1966 

Rev. Michael Conneally - November 7, 1940 

Rev. Manuel Francisco Corderio - April 12, 1960 

Rev. George Costabile - May 26, 1998 

Rev. Emile Cote - July 17, 1904 

Rev. Daniel Coyle - December 17, 2017 

Rev. Edwin A. Cronin - June 1, 1975 

Rev. Msgr. Fred P. Crowley - May 30, 1972 

Rev. Msgr. John J. Crowley - March 17, 1940 

Rev. Eugene Csencsits - November 2, 1984 

Rev. Gerald Culleton - February 19, 1950 

Rev. Msgr. James H. Culleton - January 26, 1978 

Rev. Timothy Cummins - March 11, 2008 

Rev. Hugh Curran - November 29, 2017 

Rev. Richard Cutler - October 2, 1987 

Rev. Daniel Dade - April 2, 1874 

Rev. Patrick Daily - November 14, 1980 

Rev. Msgr. Patrick Daly - November 14, 1966 

Very Rev. Joseph J. Daumas - October 22, 1940 

Rev. Patrick Joel Davadilla - October 1, 2022 

Rev. Mr. James Dewey - August 24, 2022 

Rev. Msgr. Jose de Galarreta - December 1, 1965 

Rev. Angel de Murieta - November 10, 1989 

Rev. James Deenihan - May 22, 1966 

Rev. Msgr. John A. Delaney - December 13, 1994 

Rev. Frederick Deschenes - April 26, 1946 

Rev. Stephen Devine - November 29, 2014 

Deacon James Dieterle - February 16, 2023 

Rev. Msgr. James Dillon - January 27, 1988 

Rev. Alexis Dittrich, C.Ss.R. - September 13, 1947 

Rev. Msgr. Denis Doherty - November 26, 1984 

Rev. Manus Doherty - April 13, 1960 

Rev. Msgr. Patrick G. Doherty - September 7, 2009 

Rt. Rev. George Donohoe - June 3, 1943 

Most Rev. Hugh A. Donohoe - October 26, 1987 

Rev. Aloysius Dot, C.M.F. - December 26, 1980 

Rev. Francis Dowd, C.Ss.R. - October 19, 1982 

Rev. Msgr. James G. Dowling - February 9, 1968 

Rev. George David Doyle - February 24, 1952 

Rev. Paschal M. Drieci, C.Ss.R. - July 8, 2004 

Rev. Joseph Dubbel - September 3, 1915 

Rev. Raymond J. Duffy - August 1, 2015 

Rev. Michael Dunleavy - October 15, 1976 

Rev. David O. Duran - March 16, 1987 

Rev. Msgr. John F. Durkin - April 8, 1972 

Rev. Joseph Eberhardt - June 17, 1989 

Rev. John Egan - December 8, 1964 

Rev. Msgr. Harry L. Eggert - July 3, 1978

Rev. Anthony Eling - October 14, 1938

Rev. Msgr. Herbert Elmlinger - June 9, 2001

Rev. Thomas E. Farrell - June 4, 1962

Rev. Patrick Farrelly - September 21, 1909

Rev. Philip Farrely - May 16, 1916

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Farrington - July 29, 1982

Rev. Ramon Maria Ferrer - July 4, 1932

Rev. Enrique Fierros - May 10, 2016

Very Rev. Patrick J. Fischer - December 3, 1918

Rev. Timothy Fitzpatrick - March 29, 1895

Rev. Charles Flanagan - March 28, 1877

Rev. Msgr. Patrick V. Flood - July 12, 2009

Rev. Leo Foin - July 18, 1930

Rev. Msgr. John B. Forde - May 28, 1978

Rev. Jacob Fortier - December 4, 1924

Rev. Edward Franchi - April 12, 1900

Rev. Msgr. Dominic Franci - September 17, 1996

Rev. Joseph G. Franco - August 28, 1979

Very Rev. Raphael Fuhr - August 6, 1935

Rev. Benjamin Gabriel - March 27, 1986

Rev. Marzio Gaioni, O.S.J. - November 1, 1978

Rev. Jose Galera - November 14, 1878

Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Gallagher - November 29, 1996

Rev. James R. Gallas, S.J. - September 1, 2017

Rev. Joseph Galli, S.D.B. - May 18, 1952

Rev. Msgr. John Galvin - July 14, 1966

Rev. Georgio Garcia - July 11, 1934

Most Rev. Francisco Garcia Diego, OFM - April 30, 1946

Rev. Andres Garriga - March 27, 1915

Very Rev. Peter Gay - February 5, 1940

Rev. Patrick Gleeson - November 10, 1975

Rev. Miguel Gomez - December 4, 1856

Rev. Antonio Gonzalez - April 24, 2014

Rev. Harold S. Goodwin - July 22, 1952

Rev. Peter Grammen - March 25, 1934

Rev. Patrick Grogan - March 17, 1939

Rev. Henry Grupa - November 22, 1998

Rev. Ramon Guerras - March 24, 1969

Rev. Joseph Gutierrez, C.M.F. - March 12, 1987

Rev. Bernard Habraken - January 11, 1945

Rev. Maurice A. Halde - November 2, 1960

Rev. Michael F. Hallinan - May 18, 1929

Rev. Herman Hammerstein - October 20, 1941

Rev. Msgr. Patrick Hannon - December 17, 1995

Very Rev. John F. Harnett - July 3, 1939

Rev. Patrick Harve - August 30, 1923

Rev. Msgr. J. Wayne Hayes - February 9, 2006

Very Rev. Eugene Heffernan - January 13, 1919

Rev. A. Joseph Heffernan - January 18, 2022

Rev. Mr. Paul Hernandez - February 8, 2021

Rev. Msgr. Nicolas Herrero - April 25, 2020

Rev. Clement V. Higgins - February 18, 1996

Rev. Joseph Howard - July 21, 1950

Rt. Rev. William Hughes -  May 6, 1939

Rev. John Hunt - May 11, 1948

Rev. Francis Iruarrizaga, C.M.F. - February 8, 1981

Rev. Luis Jacome, O.P. - March 27, 1985

Rev. Jeremiah Keane - March 2, 1969

Rev. Martin Cody Keating - October 1, 1971

Rev. Msgr. Daniel Keenan - May 23, 1968

Rev. Msgr. Philip F. Kennedy - March 4, 1948

Rev. Msgr. William Kennedy - December 27, 1971

Rev. Charles Kerfs - January 3, 1949

Rev. Msgr. Thomas G. Kleinhans - January 4, 2004

Very Rev. Joseph Koesseyan - September 20, 1941

Rev. Edward Kolb, C.M.F. - March 12, 1983

Rev. James Kudilil - July 9, 2021

Rev. Msgr. Maurice Lahey - January 21, 2007

Rev. Anthony Langlois - May 9, 1892

Rev. Thomas Larkin  - March 7, 1906

Rev. Jean-Michel Lastiri - February 26, 2022

Rev. Ambrose Le Bellegay - October 13, 1941

Rev. Msgr. Patrick A. Leddy - June 19, 1980

Rev. Msgr. Howard Thomas Lee - April 6, 2007

Rev. Douglas Leitheiser - August 24, 2002

Rev. Patrick Lennon - December 11, 1904

Rev. Juan Leon, O.F.M. - January 11, 1998

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Lima - April 11, 1996

Rev. Joseph F. Lipke - November 13, 1986

Rev. Msgr. James T. Logan - September 5, 2014

Very Rev. Joseph A. Losada - September 1, 1961

Rev. Ignatius Loughran - September 23, 1990

Rev. Henry Luna, C.M.F. - February 6, 2008

Rev. Michael Lynch - August 11, 1903

Rev. Mr. Joseph Lyons - May 17, 1998

Most Rev. John B. MacGinley - October 19, 1969

Rev. James MacMahon - January 23, 1943

Rev. James MacRoberts - October 1, 1939

Most Rev. Joseph J. Madera, M.Sp.S. - January 21, 2017

Rev. Michael Mahoney - June 24, 1901

Rev. Msgr. James Maloney - August 22, 1984

His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Manning (1st bishop of the Diocese of Fresno 1967-1969) - June 23, 1989

Rev. Martin Marron - March 16, 1905

Rev. Msgr. Loydell J. Marth - April 5, 2011

Rev. Leonard Mascagni - November 30, 1980

Rev. Patrick McCabe - May 13, 1942

Rev. John McCabe, M.M. - September 8, 2003

Rev. Msgr. Roger McCann - December 15, 1969

Rev. Vincent McCartan, C.Ss.R. - December 23, 1967

Rt. Rev. John McCarthy - July 29, 1951

Rev. Martin McGagh - December 23, 2006

Rev. William J. McGinley - May 24, 1994

Rev. Finian McGinn, O.F.M. - July 25, 2019

Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. McGoldrick - January 29, 1975

Rev. Msgr. Thomas McGovern - July 7, 1986

Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. McGrath - October 20, 1943

Rev. Eugene McGuigan, C.S.Sp. - July 6, 1958

Rev. Msgr. Martin McHugh - January 1, 1998

Rev. Patrick F. McHugh - March 24, 1979

Rev. John McKee - January 12, 2001

Rev. Msgr. Frances McKenna - January 2, 1985

Rev. Patrick F. McLauglin - February 15, 1926

Rev. Msgr. Owen McMullan - February 22, 1964

Rev. Msgr. Seamus McMullan - November 27, 1997

Rev. Michael McNaboe - March 1, 1892

Rev. Michael McNamara - March 23, 1916

Rev. Hugh McNamee - October 3, 1902

Rev. Albert “Bert” Mello - March 21, 2018

Rev. Msgr. Gilbert Meyer - November 5, 2020

Rev. Sebastiano Mereira Nunes, O.F.M. Cap - October 30, 1990

Rev. Msgr. Ramon Mestres - August 5, 1930

Rev. Msgr. Walter Minhoto - February 18, 2019

Rev. James Mitchell - October 11, 1933

Rev. Hugh Modotti - December 11, 1971

Rev. John Molinier - December 29, 1869

Rev. Benjamin Montano - October 19, 1996

Rev. Mr. Albert Montejano - January 5, 2021

Rev. Edward Moore - July 11, 1955

Rev. John J. Moore - December 1, 2006

Most Rev. Francisco Mora - August 3, 1905

Rev. Benjamin Montano - October 19, 1996

Rev. Mr. Albert Montejano - January 5, 2021

Rev. Edward Moore - July 11, 1955

Rev. John J. Moore - December 1, 2006

Most Rev. Francisco Mora - August 3, 1905

Very Rev. Thomas J. Morahan - August 19, 1969

Rev. Msgr. John Moreton - February 24, 2014

Rev. Msgr. Thomas Morgan - April 15, 2009

Very Rev. Alexander R. Munro - June 3, 1942

Rev. Gerald Murphy - September 20, 1981

Rev. James A. Murphy - November 19, 1984

Rev. John Murphy - August 2, 1976

Rev. Joseph Murphy - August 8, 1938

Rev. Michael Murphy - September 27, 1949

Rev. Patrick Murphy - August 12, 1921

Rev. Joseph Mut - October 1, 1889

Rev. Juan Nacauili - September 5, 1998

Rev. Sergio P. Negro - April 18, 1999

Rev. John Nelson - September 15, 1952

Rev. Ephrem Neri - May 30, 1982

Rev. Joseph Nguyen - January 20, 2015

Rev. Walter Nicholson - June 27, 1947

Rev. Gerald Northrup - January 31, 2010

Rev. Bernard Nowicki, C.M.F. - June 1, 1973

Rev. Daniel Nunan - June 18, 1951

Rev. Joseph Nunan - June 27, 1914

Rev. Patrick Nunan - December 24, 1873

Rev. Mr. James Nunez - May 30, 2016

Rev. Ralph Obermire - September 2, 1984

Rev. John J. O’Brien - November 6, 1937

Rev. Msgr. Matthew O’Brien - May 30, 1966

Rev. Thomas J. O’Brien - June 10, 1937

Rev. Daniel O’Connell - June 7, 1937

Rev. Martin O’Connell - July 7, 1970

Rev. Msgr. Michael F. O’Connor - September 14, 2006

Rev. Msgr. Patrick O’Connor - January 5, 1950

Rev. Msgr. James C. O’Doherty - May 9, 1992

Rev. Patrick O’Donoghue - October 9, 1944

Rev. Peter O’Dowd - August 3, 1944

Rev. Patrick O’Flynn - May 30, 1949

Rev. Msgr. John J. O’Friel - November 21, 2011

Rev. Richard O’Halloran - November 7, 2011

Rev. Stephen O’Keeffe - April 5, 1936

Rev. Peter Oliveros, C.M.F. - July 16, 1985

Rev. Michael Matthias O’Loughlin - February 13, 1945

Rev. Msgr. Charles O’Mahony - October 4, 1980

Rev. James S. O’Neill - July 31, 1944

Rev. Thomas O’Neill - March 22, 2013

Rev. Henry O’Reilly - February 17, 1936

Rev. Joseph O’Reilly - December 2, 1931

Rev. Peter O’Reilly - June 18, 1936

Rev. Brendan O’Rourke - June 23, 1951

Rev. Rodolfo Orozco - April 10, 2007

Rev. John O’Shea - February 5, 1954

Very Rev. William O’Shea - September 22, 1981

Rev. William Palmer - March 31, 1912

Rev. Ezeqiel Pascoal - March 15, 1988

Rev. Manuel Pascual - November 28, 2019

Rev. Patrick Persinger - July 10, 2012

Rev. Msgr. Edwin James Petersen - May 3, 2016

Rev. Paolo Petruzzellis, R.C.J. -  March 31, 1985

Rev. Victor Piansay - January 10, 2013 

Rev. Msgr. Francis Pointek - January 15, 2014 

Rev. Tom Pontolillo, O.F.M. - December 8, 2007 

Rev. Msgr. Edward Poschen - September 13, 2013 

Rev. John Power -  April 23, 1958 

Rev. John Prat - September 16, 1876 

Rev. John Prendiville - February 4, 1957 

Rev. Julian Prieto - March 15, 1983 

Rev. Jaime Pujol - February 26, 1874 

Rev. Filippo Puntrello, R.C.J. - November 25, 2012 

Rev. William Quinlan - September 23, 1918 

Rev. Peter Quinn - December 4, 1929 

Rev. Thomas F. Quinn - May 7, 1955 

Rev. Godfrey Raffel - October 12, 2016 

Rev. Mr. Kenneth Ramage - January 12, 2017 

Rev. Charles Reagan - March 23, 1900 

Rev. Thomas Reardon - April 2, 1954 

Rev. Msgr. Robert Rechenmacher - May 11, 1987 

Rev. Walter Rees - June 17, 1979 

Rev. John Reynolds - June 30, 1924 

Rev. Msgr. Dino Riccomini - September 1, 2011 

Rev. Vincent Riera - April 22, 1869 

Rev. Apollinarius Roussell - January 25, 1891 

Rev. Antonio Roy, O.A.R. - July 11, 1968 

Rev. Msgr. Raymond Ruscitto - June 11, 2019 

Rev. Gabriel Ryan - November 19, 1936 

Rev. Msgr. John F.C. Ryan - June 26, 1999 

Rev. William A. Ryan - June 12, 1961 

Rev. Lorenzo Sancet - August 29, 1980 

Rev. Msgr. Raul S. Sanchez - June 18, 2016 

Rev. Anthony Sancho-Boyles - August 2, 1997 

Rev. Peter C. Santy - May 10, 1958 

Rev. Peter Sastre - November 27, 1901 

Rev. John Sayers - May 15, 1933 

Rev. Cornelius Scannell - October 2, 1913 

Rev. Rosario A. Scazzi - June 7, 1989 

Most Rev. Philip G. Scher - January 3, 1949 

Rev. Bernardino Schiaparelli - July 31, 1945 

Rev. John Schneider, C.M.F. - January 12, 1984 

Rev. Aloysius Schratz, C.M. - June 13, 1935 

Rev. John A. Schritz - February 3, 1947 

Rev. Ascensio Segarra - June 28, 1932 

Rev. Mr. Robert Sesma – September 2, 2023 

Rev. George Seubert - May 29, 1927 

Rev. Francis Paul Simeone - September 14, 2021 

Rev. Msgr. I. Alfonso Simon - July 25, 1991 

Rev. Donald Simpson - August 5, 1994 

Rev. Msgr. Francis X. Singleton - November 8, 1987 

Rev. Michael Slattery - July 4, 1920 

Rev. Charles Smith - November 26, 2001 

Rev. Mr. Joseph (Joe) Smith - December 15, 2018 

Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. Smith - September 26, 1984 

Rev. Angel Sotelo - August 1, 2021 

Rev. Neal Sorber - February 21, 1993 

Rev. Cajetano Sorrentini - June 30, 1893 

Rev. Robert Spencer - March 8, 1998 

Most Rev. John T. Steinbock - December 5, 2010 

Rev. Mr. Gary Stevens - November 4, 2020 

Rev. Charles A. Stross - April 25, 1966 

Rev. Msgr. Anthony C. Stuhlmann - May 2, 1963 

Rev. William Stuhlmann - December 5, 1966 

Rev. Msgr. Michael Sullivan - June 15, 1962 

Rev. Eric Swearingen - January 18, 2020

Rev. Msgr. Ronald Swett - August 3, 2020

Rev. John Sypneski - June 8, 1996

Rev. Sam D. Tambourin, C.H.C. - November 5, 1994

Rev. Msgr. Ralph J. Tapia - December 21, 1989

Rev. Msgr. Francis Tasy - August 2, 2006

Rev. Mathias Ternes - June 26, 1936

Rev. Robert Thornton - September 2, 1986

Rev. J. J. Thummel - December 17, 1937

Rev. Thomas M. Timmings - April 4, 2015

Rev. Bernard J. Tobin, C.Ss.R. - March 11, 1985

Rev. Pantaleon Triana - July 12, 1936

Rev. Leonard Trindade - November 1, 2020

Rev. Matt Tully, O.F.M. Cap - January 1, 1987

Rev. Joseph J. Tursi - June 5, 1987

Rev. George M. Twigg-Porter, S.J. - September 8, 2006

Rev. Robert R. Vanoncini  - January 22, 2015

Rev. Lawrence Vareehayah - November 25, 2006

Rev. Jose Luis Varo - July 27, 2020

Rev. Jose Luis Vega - August 21, 2021

Rev. Battista Vespa, O.P. - February 19, 1999

Rev. James C. Voytko - September 2, 1994

Rev. Anthony Waldron - September 6, 1906

Rev. Msgr. Francis E. Walsh - March 19, 1992

Rev. John Walsh - September 5, 1969

Very Rev. Joseph Wanner - March 25, 1931

Most Rev. Aloysius J. Willinger, C.Ss.R. - July 25, 1973

Rev. Owen Wims - May 26, 1949

Rev. Gregory Walter Wooler, O.F.M. - February 21, 1979

Rev. Stephen Wyatt - October 29, 1946

Rev. John Yarbero - March 12, 1962

Rev. Henry Zegwaard - April 17, 1986

Rev. John Zelaya, C.M.F. - January 3, 1992