Corrected date for the Mass of thanksgiving celebrating the silver anniversary of Father David Bertolotti’s ordination to the priesthood.
Priest Jubilees 2016
Priests from the Diocese of Brooklyn who are having golden, silver, 65- and 60-year jubilees this year are celebrated in this special section of The Tablet.
Of the 12 men celebrating their 50th anniversaries as priests this year, eight were ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1966 at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn, by Archbishop Bryan J. McEntegart.
Fourteen diocesan priests are celebrating their 25th anniversaries as priests; seven were ordained by Bishop Thomas V. Daily on June 1, 1991.
Three of the men who were ordained by Bishop Thomas E. Molloy on June 9, 1951, at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn, are marking their 65th years as priests.
Three of the five diocesan priests celebrating their 60th anniversaries as priests were ordained June 2, 1956, at St. James Pro-Cathedral in Downtown Brooklyn, by Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy.
Read about all of the priest-jubilarians in the diocese by clicking on the stories that follow.
Three Priests of Diocese Mark 65th Anniversaries
Three of the men who were ordained by Bishop Thomas E. Molloy on June 9, 1951, at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn, are marking their 65th years as priests.
Polish Vincentian 60 Yrs Ordained
Vincentian Father Joseph Szpilski, C.M., celebrated the 60th anniversary of his priesthood on Sunday, May 8, with a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Stanislaus Church, Greenpoint.
Five Diocesan Priests Were Ordained 60 Years Ago
Three of the five diocesan priests celebrating their 60th anniversaries as priests were ordained June 2, 1956, at St. James Pro-Cathedral in Downtown Brooklyn, by Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy.
Golden Jubilarians: 12 Priests Have Been Ordained 50 Years
Of the 12 men celebrating their 50th anniversaries as priests this year, eight were ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1966 at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn, by Archbishop Bryan J. McEntegart.
Seven Priests Are Observing 40th Anniversaries This Year
Seven priests in the diocese are marking their 40th anniversaries as priests this year.
Fourteen Priests Observe 25 Years of Priesthood
Seven of the men who are celebrating their 25th anniversaries as priests were ordained by Bishop Thomas V. Daily on June 1, 1991. Details of the other ordinations are included in these brief biographies.
Capuchin in East New York Marks 25th Year
Father Gerard Michael Mulvey, O.F.M. Cap., will celebrate his 25th anniversary as a Franciscan Capuchin in the fall.
Silver Jubilarian Marks Anniversary in Bellerose
Father Johnson Nedungadan, C.M., will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving to mark his 25th year as a priest on Sept. 25 at St. Gregory the Great Church, Bellerose.
Stats on Priests Are Reasons for Hope
It’s ordination season and Catholics have reason to be pleased with the numbers of priests who will serve the Church well into the future. In recent years, the numbers of priestly ordinations have given Catholic Church observers reason to believe there is not a global vocations crisis, but they acknowledge there is still a need for more.