Obituary: Father Canice (Donald) Connors, OFM Conv.
Father Canice (Donald) Connors, OFM Conv., died on March 17. He was of rector of Franciscan Church of the Assumption in Syracuse from July 2005 to December 2007. Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home in Hamburg, N.Y., gave the following information: Father Connors was born...
Obituary: Sister Catherine Schuyler, CSJ
Sister Catherine Schuyler, CSJ. (Photo provided) Sister Catherine Schuyler, CSJ (Sister John Emmanuel), 107, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 85 years. Sister...
Bishop: ‘Everybody loved Father Flanagan’
Bishop Robert J. Cunningham, with Deacon Edward W. Kernan at left and Father Jon K. Werner in the background, says of Msgr. John P. Flanagan, who died Feb. 9: “Everybody was happy with him. … Father Flanagan gave us a wonderful example.” The bishop...
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Costello dies at 89
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Costello, a native son who served the Diocese of Syracuse for nearly 65 years, died Feb. 15, eight days short of his 90th birthday. The big man with a booming voice and a bigger laugh will be remembered for his commitment to social justice, support for his brother priests, and a quick wit.
Diocese statement to the Sun on the death of Most Rev. Thomas J. Costello, Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse
The Diocese of Syracuse issued the following statement to the Catholic Sun Feb. 15: Syracuse, New York – Most Rev. Thomas J. Costello, retired Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse, died today, Friday, February 15, 2019, at the age of 89 years...
