Reverend Laurence Mark Newman, CJ

Reverend Laurence Mark Newman, CJ, died Monday, September 5, 2023. He was 92 years old.

Father Mark was a religious order priest who was ordained on June 29, 1960, for the Josephite Fathers. He was a founding member of the California Region of the Josephite Fathers (60 years of service in Santa Maria).  While serving in the archdiocese, these were his assignments:

• Associate Pastor, St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy, Downey
• Teacher, St. Joseph High School, Santa Maria
• Associate Pastor, St. Joseph Novitiate, Santa Barbara
• Pastor, Associate Pastor, St. Louis de Montfort, Santa Maria
• Resident, Josephite Fathers, Santa Maria

Services are as follows:

Rosary vigil: Friday, Sept. 8, at St. Louis de Monfort Church, 5075 Harp Rd., Santa Maria, at 4 p.m.

Requiem Mass: Saturday, Sept. 9, at St. Louis de Monfort Church, at 10 a.m.

Interment: Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Santa Maria Cemetery (Josephite Plot), 1501 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, at 3 p.m.

In charity and kindness, please remember Fr. Laurence Mark Newman, C.J., and his family in your Masses and prayers.