Reverend William J. Smith, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Parish, Downingtown, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.

PERMANENT DEACON PHILIP E. HEANEY  1938 – 2017 Deacon Philip E. Heaney, retired permanent deacon, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Lafayette Redeemer Nursing Facility. He was 78 years old. Deacon Heaney was ordained at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia on June 2, 1996, by His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua.  […]

Reverend Monsignor Richard J. Skelly, Pastor Emeritus, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Morton, died on Thursday, January 26, 2017.

Most Reverend Martin N. Lohmuller, retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Ramsbury, died on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 24th at the age of 97. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop in the United States of America.

REVEREND JOHN C. CROWLEY  1964- 2016  Reverend John C. Crowley, Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Oxford, died suddenly on Saturday, December 31, 2016. Father Crowley was born on May 18, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He is the son of the late John C. Crowley and the late Jean E. Ryan.  Father Crowley attended Saint Charles Borromeo […]

REVEREND JOSEPH DINH C. HUYNH 1940 – 2016 Reverend Joseph Dinh C. Huynh, Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, Philadelphia, died at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Father Huynh was born on December 30, 1940, in the Province of Ha Nam Ninh, North Vietnam.  He is the son of the late Viet […]

REVEREND JAMES J. AMBROGI 1936 – 2016 Reverend James J. Ambrogi, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Patrick Parish, Malvern, died at Bryn Mawr Hospital, on Friday, November 18, 2016.Father Ambrogi was born on January 24, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late Walter Thomas Ambrogi and the late Mary (Robinson) Ambrogi. Father Ambrogi […]

REVEREND ENGLEBERT G. MICHEL 1939 – 2016 Reverend Englebert G. Michel, Pastor Emeritus, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Secane, and Parochial Vicar with Senior Priest status, Saint Christopher Parish, Philadelphia, died on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Father Michel was born on June 6, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late Leonhardt […]

REVEREND DONALD G. BIRCH  1940 – 2016   Reverend Donald G. Birch, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Fallsington, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Father Birch was born on March 16, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late Thomas J. Birch and the late Margaret D. (Chepigan) Birch. Father […]

REVEREND MONSIGNOR ANTHONY W. McGUIRE 1930 – 2016 Reverend Monsignor Anthony W. McGuire, Pastor Emeritus, Maternity B.V.M. Parish, Philadelphia, died on Sunday, October 9, 2016.Monsignor McGuire was born on March 6, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late Edward McGuire and the late Ellen (Love) McGuire. Monsignor McGuire attended Holy Cross […]