Archives
Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Savannah
Volunteers working with the Archives have been building a list of all the diocesan priests as well as those in religious orders who have served in our Diocese over the years. This is a work in progress, and it will take a while to complete.
If you note missing names, please contact the Archives at (912) 201-4070 or email.
| Date of Death | Name of Deceased | Place of burial (if known) |
|---|---|---|
| December 24, 1842 | Graham, Rev. James | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 20, 1854 | Gillespie, Rev. J. B. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 12, 1854 | Barron, + Rt. Rev. Edward | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 20, 1854 | Gartland, + Rt. Rev. Francis X. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| February 15, 1857 | Sheridan, Rev. Stephen | |
| January 2, 1859 | Hooke, Rev. Patrick | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 21, 1859 | Barry, + Rt. Rev. John, D.D. | Holy Trinity, Augusta |
| November 6, 1868 | O'Neill, Rev. Jeremiah F., Jr. | Locust Grove, Georgia |
| July 12, 1870 | O'Neill, Rev. Jeremiah F., Sr. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| ? July 12, 1870 | O'Neill, Rev. Msgr. James P. | |
| December 4, 1870 | Duggan, Rev. Gregory | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| December 14, 1870 | Doyle, Rev. Bernard J. | Sharon, GA |
| February 6, 1871 | Whelan, Rev. Peter | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| April 4, 1872 | Kirby, Rev. John F. | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| September 6, 1872 | O'Reilly, Rev. Thomas | Immaculate Conception, Atlanta |
| August 1, 1873 | O'Hara, Rev. James | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| November 18, 1875 | Sheehan, Rev. Cornelius M. | |
| June 10, 1876 | Verot,+ Rt.Rev. Augustine M., S.S.,D.D. | |
| September 16, 1876 | Langlois, Rev. J.B. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 4, 1876 | Bergier, Rev. Gabriel, OSB | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 16, 1876 | Kelly, Rev. James A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 5, 1876 | Beytagh, Rev. Stephen | |
| February 23, 1877 | Cullinan, Rev. Michael | Holy Family Church, Columbus |
| July 29, 1877 | Murphy, Rev. James | |
| December 14, 1879 | Doyle, Rev. Bernard J. | |
| January 5, 1880 | Reiserer, Rev. Joseph | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| August 23, 1881 | Browne, Rev. William Faulkner | |
| September 21, 1881 | McCabe, Rev. Patrick J. | |
| December 23, 1881 | Rice, Rev. Michael J. | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| June 7, 1884 | Cleary, Rev. Thomas F. | |
| August 10, 1886 | Shea, Rev. Joseph F. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 29, 1887 | O'Brien, Rev. George S. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 22, 1888 | Cafferty, Rev. Patrick | |
| December 12, 1894 | O'Brien, Rev. Richard John | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| December 7, 1895 | Persico, + Rt. Rev. Ignatius, D.D., Card. | Rome, Italy |
| May 16, 1896 | Cafferty, Rev. Msgr. Edward | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 18, 1896 | Prendergast, Rev. Charles C. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| June 29, 1898 | Clifford, Rev. Michael J. | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| September 27, 1898 | Semmes, Rev. Alexander J. | |
| November 14, 1898 | Gross, + Rt. Rev. W.H., C.SS.R., D.D. | |
| July 29, 1899 | Becker, + Rt. Rev. Thomas A. D.D. | |
| May 11, 1900 | O'Brien, Rev. James M. | |
| July 25, 1902 | Reilly, Rev. Michael T. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 1, 1903 | Colbert, Rev. Joseph Frances | |
| June 13, 1909 | David, Rev. Henry John B. | |
| March 15, 1911 | Hennessy, Rev. Joseph | Holy Trinity Church, Augusta |
| June 12, 1912 | Donahoe, Rev. Benjamin B.K. | |
| May 26, 1913 | O'Sullivan, Rev. Brendan D. | |
| October 21, 1916 | Bazin, Rev. Msgr. Louis F.X. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| December 16, 1916 | Boyd-O'Neill, Rev. Eugene V. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| August 11, 1917 | Ehret, Rev. John L., SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 17, 1917 | Reich, Rev. Charles M. | |
| January 22, 1920 | McMahon, Patrick H. | Holy Trinity, Augusta |
| May 10, 1920 | Dahlent, Rev. J.A., SMAJ. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| December 3, 1920 | McCarthy, Rev. John S. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 19, 1921 | Zimmerman, Rev. J., SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 8, 1922 | Byrne, Rev. Michael J. | |
| April 16, 1922 | Von der Zon, Rev. L. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 16, 1922 | Schadewell, Rev. Godfrey F.X. | |
| June 17, 1925 | Keiley, + Rt. Rev. Benjamin J. D.D. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 29, 1926 | Bessmer, Rev. John J. | |
| January 23, 1928 | Schlenke, Rev. Henry | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 2, 1928 | Kaddah, Rev. Joseph | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| February 1, 1929 | Jackson, Rev. O. N. | |
| March 12, 1930 | Kennedy, Rev. Robert F. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 27, 1930 | McCarthy, Rev. William A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| June 3, 1933 | Quinlan, Rev. William | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 19, 1933 | Haas, Rev. Bernard, O.S.B. | |
| October 8, 1934 | McOscar, Rev. Peter | |
| April 26, 1935 | Vogel, Rev. Charles W. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| June 21, 1935 | Wolff, Rev. Alphonse, SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 10, 1935 | Dollinger, Rev. Jerome, SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 27, 1935 | Clark, Rev. Msgr. Harry F. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 29, 1939 | Kane, Rt. Rev. Msgr. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 6, 1940 | O'Hara, Rev. Jeremiah | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 25, 1940 | Morrow, Rev. Thomas J. | |
| January 16, 1941 | Montpoint, Rev. Celestine, SMA | |
| April 24, 1941 | Hayden, Rev. Thomas P. | |
| March 17, 1943 | Keenan, Rev. Leo M. | |
| March 21, 1943 | Knox, Rev. Thomas J. - U S Navy | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| April 4, 1945 | Prendergast, Rev. J., SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| December 31, 1945 | Hayes, Rev. John, SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| February 1, 1946 | Weiss, Rev. Francis J., SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 28, 1948 | Finn, Rev. Thomas L. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| June 24, 1949 | Conlin, Rev. James H. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| August 26, 1951 | Rethans, Rev. Charles J. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 1, 1951 | Obrecht, Rev. Gustav, SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 19, 1951 | Croke, Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 25, 1952 | Honeck, Rev. Harry J. | |
| November 7, 1952 | Barr, Rev. Harold J. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 12, 1953 | Grady, Rev. James H. - USA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| March 23, 1954 | Ziebarth, Rev. Leo F. | |
| May 24, 1954 | Schonhardt, Rev. Henry | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 1, 1954 | Koch, Rev. Alphonsus, SMA | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| April 26, 1955 | Grady, Rt. Rev. Msgr. James J. | |
| February 18, 1957 | Kennedy, Rev. John J. | Westover Cemetery, Augusta |
| May 8, 1957 | McCarthy, Rev. Daniel J. | |
| December 24, 1957 | Morris, Rev. John A. | |
| July 31, 1959 | Keyes, + Most Rev. Michael J., S.M., D.D. | |
| January 5, 1960 | Daly, Rev. George T. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 2, 1962 | McGowan, Rev. Norbert, O.S.B. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 6, 1963 | Mulroy, Rev. John, S.T.L. | |
| July 16, 1963 | O'Hara, + Most Rev. Gerald P. , D.D. | Crypt Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia |
| September 12, 1963 | Crean, Rev. John M. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 28, 1963 | Brennan, Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 12, 1964 | Mullins, Rev. John A. | |
| August 31, 1964 | Dooley, Rev. Brendan, OSB | Belmont Abbey ? |
| September 26, 1964 | Trizzino, Rev. Peter A., OSB | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 2, 1965 | Mitchell, Rev. Msgr. Joseph D. | |
| April 11, 1967 | Moylan, Rt. Rev. Joseph E. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 31, 1968 | Hyland,+ Most Rev. Francis E. | |
| December 13, 1968 | Begley, Rev. Denis | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 18, 1969 | McKenna, Rev. Patrick C. | St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork IRELAND |
| January 1, 1970 | Toomey, Rev. Msgr. John D. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| April 7, 1970 | Fiero, Rev. E. Perot | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 28, 1970 | McNamara, Rev. Msgr. T. James | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 24, 1970 | Brennan, Rev. Robert | Warner Robins, GA |
| January 23, 1972 | Wheeler, Rev. Louis A., S.J. | |
| August 26, 1972 | Stapleton, Rev. John J. | |
| December 20, 1972 | Hurley, Rev. John F. | St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, Ireland |
| February 27, 1974 | Sheehan, Rev. Msgr. Thomas I. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| June 21, 1974 | Flaherty, Rev. Timothy | |
| November 5, 1974 | Mayer, Rev. Stephen, C.S.V. | |
| December 7, 1974 | Bauer, Very Rev. Boniface, OSB. | |
| December 30, 1977 | Wachter, Rev. Aloysius, OSB | |
| June 4, 1980 | Seikel, Rev. Ralph E. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| July 4, 1980 | Galvin, John | Mt.Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly, NJ |
| December 28, 1981 | Murphy, Rev. Gerard A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 15, 1982 | Kavanagh, Rev. Joseph W. (priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia) | Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon |
| June 16, 1983 | Malloy, Rev. Joseph J. | |
| September 9, 1983 | Burke, Rev. Michael A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 9, 1985 | Deimel, Rev. Msgr. Herman J. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 12, 1987 | Stranc, Rev. Joseph | Philadelphia, PA |
| July 22, 1987 | Kirchner, Rev. Frederick, O.F.M. | |
| January 1, 1988 | Timmins, Rev. Brendan | Co. Wexford, Ireland |
| December 15, 1988 | Archambault, Rev. William | |
| April 20, 1989 | Gabbett, Rev. Cyril G. | Mount St. Lawrence, Limerick |
| May 2, 1993 | Kernan, Rev. Terence | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 17, 1994 | Otterbein, Rev. Joseph C. | New Orleans, LA |
| September 8, 1996 | Gilly, Rev. Kenneth "Padre" | |
| July 13, 1997 | Ring, Rev. Michael J. | Glentane, Lombardstown, Cork - Ireland |
| August 4, 1998 | McDonough, + Most Rev. Thomas J., D.D. | |
| September 17, 1998 | Bourke, Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| February 13, 1999 | DiFrancesco, Rev. Walter L. | |
| April 5, 2000 | Dowling, Rev. John | |
| September 23, 2000 | Walker, Rev. James B. | Cremated - Buried at Sea |
| October 11, 2000 | Mess, Rev. Paul | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 12, 2002 | Donnelly, Rev. Msgr. Felix G. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 27, 2002 | Weltzer, Rev. Arthur A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| June 1, 2003 | Campbell-Hancock, Rev. Thomas E. | |
| October 2, 2003 | Bickerstaff, Rev. Albert, O.S.B. | St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe |
| May 31, 2005 | Ware, Rev. Joseph F. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 18, 2005 | Wellmeier, Rev. Herbert J. | Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, OH |
| January 5, 2006 | Barry, Rev. Francis | Ballyroan, Co. - Laois, Ireland |
| February 18, 2006 | Doris, Rev. Andrew | |
| June 29, 2006 | Munn, Rev. Daniel | |
| August 2, 2007 | O'Brien, Rev. John | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| August 16, 2007 | Frey, + Most. Rev. Gerard | LaFayette, LA |
| September 28, 2007 | Fitzpatrick, Rev. John | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| May 11, 2008 | Canty, Rev. Richard | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| October 6, 2008 | Dowling, Rev. William | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| December 10, 2008 | Mayo, Rev. James M., KHS | |
| May 17, 2010 | Payne, Rev. Thomas H. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| November 14, 2010 | Osondu, Rev. Chidi E. | |
| March 19, 2011 | Girardeau, Rev. Robert A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 23, 2011 | Dumm, Rev. Wilfred, OSB | St. Vincent Archabbey |
| November 12, 2011 | Goulding, Rev. Larry (Glenmary) | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati |
| February 20, 2012 | Lucree, Msgr. Lawrence A. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 17, 2013 | Hand, Rev. Robert | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| March 15, 2013 | Brick, Rev. Paul, SDS | Salvatorian Cemetery, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin |
| April 1, 2014 | McDonald,+ Most Rev. Andrew J. Bishop of Little Rock. |
Cathedral, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| January 3, 2016 | Lessard, +Most Rev. Raymond W. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| August 28, 2016 | Nelson, Msgr. Francis J. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| January 20, 2017 | Cuddy, Msgr. John Joseph | Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon |
| June 21, 2017 | Smith, Rev. Michael H. | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| September 4, 2018 | Szuster, Rev. Jacek | Poland |
| August 27, 2020 | McCarthy, Rev. Jeremiah J. | Ireland |
| October 15, 2020 | Lamb, Rev. J. Weston | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
| March 31, 2021 | Kenneally, Rev. Msgr. John Anthony | St. William Catholic Church, St. Simons Island |
| October 29, 2021 | O'Neill, Rev. Msgr. William | Ireland |
| February 9, 2023 | Young, Rev. Richard | |
| March 15, 2023 | Roverse, Rev. Michael | Catholic Cemetery, Savannah |
