Father James J. Melley
Father James J. Melley died Sunday, July 1, 2018. Father Melley was the Chaplain of the Archdiocese for the Military Services from November 1987-October 2001.…
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Submit an obituaryFather William A. Ryan, O.S.A.
Father William A. Ryan, O.S.A. died Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Father Ryan was a religious order priest who served the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was an associate pastor at Our Mother of Good Counsel in Los Angeles, and…
Read moreMonsignor John P.H. Won
Monsignor John P.H. Won died Thursday, June 7, 2018. Msgr. Won served the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1986 until his retirement in 2004. He was the associate pastor at St. Vibiana Cathedral in Los Angeles and St. Chr…
Read moreFather Michael J. Hoolahan, C.P.
Father Michael J. Hoolahan, C.P. died Saturday, June 2, 2018. Father Hoolahan was ordained a priest in 1961, and spent several years at Immaculate Conception Parish in Chicago, IL. He also served on the staff of Mater Do…
Read moreFather Jesús Vela, O.F.M., Cap.
Father Jesús Vela, O.F.M., Cap. died Friday, May 25, 2018. Father Vela served the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1998 until his death. He entered the Capuchin Order in 1991, and was ordained in 1998. Father Vela served …
Read moreDeacon Joe Manion
Deacon Joe Manion died Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Deacon Joe was ordained as deacon in 2000, and served on the staff of St. Jude’s Church. Along with his wife Carol, he also served on the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Diaconate…
Read moreFather Domingo Y. Zuñiga, C.M.F.
Father Domingo Y. Zuñiga, C.M.F. died Sunday, May 6, 2018. Father Zuñiga was a religious order priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1983 until his retirement. He served as associate pastor at Our Lady Queen of A…
Read moreDeacon Richard Acquaviva
Deacon Richard Acquaviva died Friday, May 4, 2018. Deacon Dick, as he was known, was ordained permanent deacon in 1982, and served the Catholic Community of St. Clare of Assisi Church in Santa Clarita until his retiremen…
Read moreFather Fernando Iglesias
Father Fernando Iglesias died Saturday, April 23, 2018. Father Iglesias was a diocesan priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1956-2003. He served as pastor at several parishes, including Holy Family Church in Wil…
Read moreFather Thomas Joyce, CMF
Father Thomas Joyce, CMF died Friday, April 6, 2018. Father Joyce became a Claretian Missionary in 1951, and was ordained as a priest in 1959. He spent time in Rome, Germany, England, Washington, D.C., Jamaica, and Chica…
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