
Remembering Those Who Served the Diocese
A special Mass in honor of the deceased diocesan priests of the Diocese of Memphis will be celebrated at St. Louis Church on March 11 at 7 p.m.
The Mass is sponsored by the Serra Club of Memphis and is being held in lieu of the monthly Serra Club Holy Hour.
The priests being remembered at the Mass served the diocese throughout the years. The people of the diocese are grateful for the service of
the diocesan priests who have dedicated their lives to serving the Catholic people of West Tennessee.
All people of the Diocese of Memphis are invited to attend this celebration. All priests of the diocese are asked to join Msgr. John McArthur, pastor
of St. Louis Church, as he celebrates Mass on March 11. Call 901-682-6606 for information. Below is a list of the deceased priests of the Diocese
of Memphis.
Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Memphis
Father John Aiello
Msgr. John Batson
Father Edward Cleary
Msgr. Paul Clunan
Father Gabriel DiFederico
Father John Donnelly
Father Howard Doyle
Bishop Carroll T. Dozier
Father Edward Elliott
Father Walter Emala
Father Robert Ewing
Father Joseph Fisher
Father Gregory Fuller
Father James Gaffney
Father Rick Gantert
Father Milton Guthrie
Father Edward Heymer
Father John Jackson
Msgr. Merlin Kearney
Father Edward Kelly
Father James Kleiser
Msgr. Joseph Leppert
Msgr. Patrick Lynch
Father Francis McRedmond
Msgr. Paul Morris
Father William Nelson
Father J. Leonard Oglesby
Msgr. Leo Ringwald
Father John Scola
Father Marian Spadini
Father William Stelling
Father Morris Stritch
Father Joseph Umphries
Msgr. Theron Walker
Msgr. John Welsh
Msgr. Joel Wiggs
Father J. Keith Zavelli