Archives: Deceased Fathers & Brothers

Bishop Thomas P. Collins, MM

Bishop Thomas Patrick Collins passed away at 7 a.m. at the Ferncliff Nursing Home in Rhinebeck, N.Y. on December 7, 1973. The bishop had been a resident of St. Teresa’s since June, 1972. Bishop Collins, of the class of...

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Bishop Thomas J. Danehy, MM

Thomas J. Danehy was born on May 19, 1914 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After grammar school he went to Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit for three years and then spent two years at St. Joseph’s College, Collegeville, Maryland....

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Bishop Patrick J. Byrne, MM

Patrick J. Byrne was born October 26, 1888 in Washington, D.C.  He was educated by the Sulpician Fathers at St. Charles College and St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained on June 23, 1915 and a week later came...

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Bishop John W. Comber, MM

Bishop John W. Comber, former Superior General of the Maryknoll Society, died on the evening of March 27, 1998 at St. Teresa’s Residence. He was 92 years old, a Maryknoll priest for 67 years and a Bishop for 39 years. John...

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Bishop Frederick A. Donaghy, MM

Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy died at St. Teresa Residence on February 5, 1988, at the age of 85. He served as Bishop for 49 of his 59 years of priesthood. Frederick Anthony was born on January 13, 1903 in New Bedford, MA....

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