Born July 28, 1909, he professed his vows on August 15, 1929 and was ordained May 30, 1936. Known to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania community which he lived in for so many years as Sam, he was consistently smoking a cigar. He was a military chaplain in World War II, a hospital chaplain, and vice-rector.
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Father Vincent Durkin, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1909-1958)
Born John Durkin on May 12, 1909, he took his Passionist vows on August 15, 1929 in West Springfield, Massachusetts and received the name Vincent. His Novice-Master was Father Clement Lee, C.P. On May 30, 1936 he was ordained in Union City, New Jersey by Bishop Cuthbert O’Gara. C.P. in the unfinished basement of the...
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Father Thomas Berry, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1914-2009)
Born: November 9, 1914 in Greensboro, North Carolina Parents: William Berry and Elizabeth Vize Professed: August 15, 1935 Ordained: May 30, 1942 Died: June 1, 2009
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Father Thaddeus Purdon, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1904-1988)
Born Bill Purdon on November 11, 1904, he professed his Passionist vows on August 15, 1930 and received the religious name Thaddeus. He was ordained on May 22, 1937. He served as a parish priest at St. Gabriel’s Parish, Brighton, Massachusetts and in the 1960s was pastor of New Bern, North Carolina. He was also...
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Father Terence Brodie, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1907-1966)
Born John Brodie on October 2, 1907 in the Boston, Massachusetts area, he graduated from Boston College High School and entered the Passionist Preparatory Seminary, Dunkirk, New York. He professed his Passionist vows on August 15, 1927 and received the religious name Terence. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 15, 1933. In the...
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Father Sylvester Cannon, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1908-1975)
Born Charles L. Gannon on September 13, 1908 in Brighton, Massachusetts, he professed his vows in West Springfield, Massachusetts on August 15, 1931. His religious name was Sylvester. He was ordained on May 30, 1938 by Bishop Francis Spellman of Boston, Massachusetts. He was a preacher and military chaplain. he died suddenly of a heart...
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Father Stephen Paul Kenny, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1905-1997)
Born June 27, 1905. Professed August 15, 1923. Ordained March 15, 1930. Died September 18, 1997. Father Kenny served the province as a military chaplain. He was well-respected as a priest at St. Michael’s Monastery Church in Union City, New Jersey. For many years he lived an worked in Canada at the Passionist Port Burwell...
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Father Roger Monson, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1896-1969)
Born August 29, 1896, he was the son of Thomas and Deborah Lynch. He professed his vows on August 15, 1915 and was ordained on December 17, 1921.
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Father Robert Mulgrew, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1916-1974)
Born October 3, 1916. He professed his vows on August 15, 1938. He was ordained on May 5, 1945. Father Mulgrew attended St. John’s Parochial School and South Catholic High in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Holy Cross Seminary in Dunkirk, New York and St. Michael’s Seminary, Schools for Army Chaplains in Cambridge, Massachusetts and New...
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Father Paulinus Hughes, C.P., Holy Cross Province (1894-1960)
Born William Michael Hughes on May 9, 1894 in Welton, Iowa, he was the son of Michael and Anna Pinter. His mother died when he was three so the family farm was sold and he lived with his uncle. He attended St. Ambrose Academy in Davenport, Iowa and upon graduation spent three and one half...