Born January 1, 1906 in Stuart, Iowa, he professed his Passionist vows on April 1, 1918 and was ordained a priest on December 22, 1923 at St. Gabriel’s Monastery, Des Moines, Iowa. As a young priest he served as an assistant pastor at Holy Cross Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. During the last fifteen years of his life he assisted in weekend parishes in the Los Angeles, California area and gave retreats to religious, instructed converts and was a popular confessor for the clergy. He died at St. Luke’s Hospital. His nephew was Father Godfrey Poage, C.P.
Birth Date:
January 1, 1906
Profession Date:
April 1, 1918
Ordination Date:
December 22, 1923
Death Date:
January 31, 1972