Recent deaths, necrology and ordination anniversaries—April

Date: March 31, 2025
To: Bulletin editors
From: Maureen Smith, director, Office of Communications

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