Bishop Dorsonville, who once served at Maryland parishes, dies unexpectedly at age 63 January 23, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Houma-Thibodaux, La., passed away unexpectedly late Jan 19 due to complications from recent health problems, according to a post from the diocese. He was 63.
Sister Mary Ann Mulzet, former John Carroll teacher, dies at 84 January 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Ann Mulzet, a member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia who taught at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, was offered Dec. 28 at St. Joseph Villa in Philadelphia. Sister Mary Ann died Dec 19. She was 84.
Sister Anna Mae Coll, O.S.F. dies at 98 January 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Anna Mae Coll, formerly Sister James Bernard, will be offered Jan. 24 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Anna Mae died Jan. 20. She was 98 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 77 years.
Sister Catherine Ann Gilvary dies at 87 January 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A 10 a.m. funeral Mass for Sister Catherine Ann Gilvary, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who was formerly known as Sister Mary St. Martin, will be offered Jan. 25 at the IHM Center in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Catherine Ann died Jan. 16. She was 87.
Franciscan Father Joachim Giermek, 118th successor of St. Francis of Assisi, dies at 80 in Ellicott City January 8, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Joachim Anthony Giermek, only the third Friar from the United States to serve as minister general of the Conventual Franciscans, died Jan. 5 in Ellicott City. The member of the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province and former teacher at Archbishop Curley High School in Northeast Baltimore was 80.
Xaverian Brother Thomas Murphy, who ministered to poor in Baltimore, dies at 95 January 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Xaverian Brother Thomas Murphy, who ministered to the poor for several years in Baltimore, died Dec. 12. He was 95.
Jesuit Father James O’Brien, a former Loyola Blakefield instructor, dies at 96 January 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father James O’Brien, a Baltimore resident and former teacher at what is now Loyola Blakefield, died Dec. 23. He was 96.
Father Thomas Ryan, dedicated school chaplain, dies at 79 January 4, 2024By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Father Thomas Ryan, a Pittsburgh native whose nearly 50 years of ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore was highlighted by chaplain posts at Archbishop Spalding High School and Johns Hopkins University, died of cancer Jan. 2. He was 79.
Jesuit Father Francis O’Connor, former rector at Loyola U., dies at 99 January 4, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father Francis M. O’Connor, who served at St. Ignatius in Baltimore and was a former rector at what is now Loyola University Maryland, died Dec. 23. He was 99.
Redemptorist Father Andrew Carr, who served in Fells Point and Highlandtown, dies at 94 January 4, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Andrew W. Carr was offered Dec. 11 at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown. Father Carr, whose last assignment was at Sacred Heart of Jesus, died Dec. 7 at the St. John Neumann Community at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 94.
Agnes Welch, former member of Baltimore City Council, dies at 99 January 3, 2024By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Agnes Welch, a devout member of St. Edward Parish and former member of the Baltimore City Council from West Baltimore, died Dec. 26 at the age of 99 at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Brother Gallagher, who taught at St. Frances Academy, dies at 93 December 22, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries De La Salle Christian Brother Edward Gallagher, who taught at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 1987-1992 and 1999-2008, died Dec. 17. He was 93.
