Obituary Archives

Jesuit priest who was one of leading experts on ecclesiology dies at 97

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Nov 1, 2019

Jesuit Father Francis A. Sullivan, one of the leading theological experts on questions of church teaching authority, died Oct. 23 at Campion Center in Weston. He was 97 and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the Jesuits’ Northeast province.

Bishop Richard Lennon dies at 72; served as the 10th bishop of Cleveland

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Oct 29, 2019

Bishop Richard G. Lennon, 72, whose time as the 10th bishop of Cleveland was marked by a commitment to evangelization with an emphasis on the Gospel, died Oct. 29 following a prolonged illness.

Visiting Indian archbishop, parish priest die in car accident in California

Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
Oct 14, 2019

A pastor in the Diocese of Oakland and a visiting archbishop from India were killed Oct. 10 in a traffic accident in California. Another priest traveling in the car with them was injured in the crash.

Brazilian Cardinal Araujo dies at 95

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Oct 10, 2019

Brazilian Cardinal Serafim Fernandes de Araujo, retired archbishop of Belo Horizonte, died Oct. 8 in Brazil at the age of 95.

Retired Bishop Snyder, best known as ‘a people’s bishop,’ dies at age 93

Catholic News Service, Obituary
Oct 6, 2019

Retired Bishop John J. Snyder, who led the Diocese of St. Augustine for more than 20 years, died Sept. 27, on the feast of St. Vincent de Paul. He was 93.

Sister Carol Hoverman dies; was first woman editor of Witness in Dubuque

Catholic News Service, Obituary
Oct 5, 2019

Sister Carol Hoverman, a Sister of St. Francis, who was at the forefront of Catholic communications for over three decades, died Oct. 3. She was 80 and had been in religious life for 63 years.