The following list includes priests of the Archdiocesan and Religious priests who served in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Priest Necrology: Updated 2024-02-07
| title | first_name | middle_name | last_name | suffix | bishop | Ordination | Year of Death | Month of Death | Day of Death | burialplace | article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverend | James | Atkins | 0.00 | 2012 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Reverend | James | Babb | S.J. | 0.00 | 1946/06/16 | 2002 | 6 | 12 | New Orleans, LA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2002/06/20/g/ | |
| Reverend | Robert | E. | Baker | S.M. | 0.00 | 1969 | 1994 | 11 | 1 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | |
| Reverend | Kenneth | W. | Bayer | M.S.F.S. | 0.00 | 1975/09/13 | 1993 | 9 | 27 | Saint Patrick's, Norcross, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1993/09/30/a/ |
| Reverend | Joseph | J. | Beltran | 0.00 | 1955/05/19 | 1995 | 4 | 30 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1995/05/11/a/ | |
| Reverend | Gregory | R. | Benassu | 0.00 | 1995/07/08 | 1997 | 3 | 30 | Stirling, New Jersey | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1997/04/03/c/ | |
| Reverend | Brent | A. | Bohan | 0.00 | 1981 | 1988 | 5 | 22 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1988/05/26/a/ | |
| Reverend | Joseph | W. | Bollard | O.M.I. | 0.00 | 1939/05/30 | 1970 | 2 | 20 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Reverend | Jacob | Bollmer | 0.00 | 1968/05/18 | 2000 | 8 | 18 | Gates of Heaven Cemetery: Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
| Reverend | James | P. | Boyce | 0.00 | 1953/12/19 | 1962 | 2 | 12 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Vincent | P. | Brennan | S.M. | 0.00 | 1941 | 1993 | 8 | 10 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1993/08/25/q |
| Reverend | Charles | F. | Brogley | S.M. | 0.00 | 2001 | 1 | 16 | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Reverend | Hugh | Byron | 0.00 | 1959/07/19 | 1993 | 8 | 3 | Sunderland, England | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1993/08/25/p | ||
| Reverend | James | Caffery | M.S. | 0.00 | 1960/05/28 | 2011 | 6 | 17 | |||
| Reverend | William | E. | Calhoun | 0.00 | 1963/05/25 | 1997 | 1 | 4 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1997/01/09/a/ | |
| Reverend | George | Carlin | 0.00 | 1987/03/06 | 2011 | 6 | 17 | ||||
| Reverend | Nicholas | Caron | O.C.S.O. | 0.00 | 1989/06/03 | 1967 | 8 | 1 | Monastery, Conyers, GA | ||
| Reverend | Thomas | J. | Carroll | M.S. | 0.00 | 1954/05/01 | 2003 | 3 | 20 | Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Reverend Monsignor | Joseph | G. | Casssidy | 0.00 | 1923/05/26 | 1982 | 9 | 9 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1982/09/16/c/ | |
| Reverend | Joseph | C. | Cavallo | 0.00 | 1970/06/27 | 1990 | 11 | 7 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1990/11/15/a/ | |
| Reverend | Patrick | Connell | 0.00 | 1939/06/03 | 1984 | 2 | 5 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1984/02/09/b/ | ||
| Reverend | Vincent | J. | Connors | C.P. | 0.00 | 1924/06/14 | 1975 | 1 | 27 | Jamaica, New York | |
| Reverend | James | M. | Cummings | S.M. | 0.00 | 1999 | 7 | 2 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1999/08/05/h | |
| Reverend | Leo | Cummings | M.S. | 0.00 | 1966/05/28 | 2009 | 9 | 14 | |||
| Reverend | Philip | H. | Dagneau | S.M. | 0.00 | 1909 | 1971 | 1 | 24 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1971/01/28/b/ |
| Reverend | George | T. | Daly | 0.00 | 1935/05/30 | 1960 | 1 | 5 | Savannah, GA | ||
| Reverend | Alan | Dillman | 0.00 | 1959/05/23 | 2011 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Reverend Monsignor | Edward | J. | Dodwell | 0.00 | 1939/06/03 | 1975 | 3 | 16 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1975/03/20/b/ | |
| Most Reverend | Thomas | A. | Donnellan | 1.00 | 1939/06/03 | 1987 | 10 | 15 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1987/10/22 | |
| Most Reverend | John | F. | Donoghue | 1.00 | 1955/06/04 | 2011 | 11 | 11 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend Monsignor | Walter | J. | Donovan | 0.00 | 1944/07/01 | 2012 | 7 | 22 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2012/08/16/donovanfuneral/ | |
| Reverend | Joseph | W. | Drohan | 0.00 | 1956/05/10 | 2005 | 4 | 25 | Worcester, Massachusetts | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2005/04/28/drohan/ | |
| Reverend | John | Druding | 0.00 | 1976/05/01 | 2011 | 2 | 12 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2011/02/17/Fatherdrudingdies/ | ||
| Reverend | Robert | E. | Dyer | M.S. | 0.00 | 1959/04/25 | 1986 | 11 | 18 | Hartford, Connecticut | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1986/11/20/a/ |
| Reverend | Douglas | J. | Edwards | 0.00 | 1961/05/27 | 1997 | 11 | 15 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Richmond | Egan | S.M. | 0.00 | 1967/12/15 | 2008 | 1 | 12 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | ||
| Reverend | John | J. | Emerick | S.M. | 0.00 | 1945/06/10 | 1993 | 5 | 29 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1993/06/03/e |
| Reverend | John | A. | Emmerth | S.M. | 0.00 | 1962 | 6 | 29 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | ||
| Reverend | Joseph | Fahy | C.P. | 0.00 | 1956/04/28 | 2007 | 1 | 22 | Jamaica, New York | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2007/02/01/frfahy/ | |
| Reverend | Jose | E. | Fetzer | S.J. | 0.00 | 2008/06 | 2012 | 12 | 22 | Louisiana | |
| Reverend | John | J. | Fitzpatrick | C.S.s.R. | 0.00 | 1938/06/19 | 1978 | 9 | 15 | Annapolis, Maryland | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1978/09/21/b/ |
| Reverend | Thomas | Gilroy | S.M. | 0.00 | 1941/09/21 | 1999 | 9 | 4 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1999/09/23/c/ | |
| Reverend | Gerard | R. | Hageman | S.M. | 0.00 | 1961 | 1 | 1 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | ||
| Most Reverend | Paul | J. | Hallinan | 1.00 | 1937/02/20 | 1968 | 3 | 27 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1968/03/29/a/ | |
| Reverend | James | Hartnett | S.M. | 0.00 | 1955/02/06 | 2010 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Reverend | Henry | T. | Hayes | S.M. | 0.00 | 1967 | 9 | 4 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | ||
| Reverend | Larry | Hein | S.J. | 0.00 | 2001 | 12 | 22 | New Orleans, LA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2002/01/17/b/ | ||
| Reverend | John | R. | Henley | 0.00 | 1975/05/24 | 2003 | 5 | 7 | Mexico | ||
| Reverend | Edward | D. | Hennessey | 0.00 | 1939/06/03 | 1991 | 1 | 20 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1991/01/24/f/ | |
| Reverend | Thomas | Benedict | Hogan | S.M. | 0.00 | 1939/09/15 | 1999 | 9 | 9 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | |
| Reverend | Eugene | Hughes | S.M. | 0.00 | 1957/06/23 | 2010 | 8 | 24 | |||
| Most Reverend | Francis | E. | Hyland | 1.00 | 1927/06/11 | 1968 | 1 | 31 | Philadelphia, PA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1968/02/01/b/ | |
| Reverend | John | P. | Kelley | 0.00 | 1957/06/23 | 1995 | 2 | 2 | Omaha, NE | ||
| Reverend | J. | Edwin | Kelsch | C.S.s.R. | 0.00 | 1945/06/17 | 1969 | 1 | 7 | Annapolis, Maryland | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1969/01/09/b/ |
| Reverend Monsignor | Thomas | A. | Kenny | 0.00 | 1965/06/20 | 2008 | 10 | 30 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2008/11/13/kenny/ | |
| Reverend | Charles | J. | Kerscher | 0.00 | 1979/12/08 | 2006 | 8 | 1 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2006/08/03/frkerscher/ | |
| Reverend | Anthony | Tran Van | Kiem | 0.00 | 1946/06/29 | 2012 | 6 | 16 | Sherwood Cemetery, Morrow, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2012/06/21/father_tranvankiemdies/ | |
| Reverend Monsignor | James | E. | King | 0.00 | 1923/05/26 | 1965 | 10 | 18 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1965/10/21/a/ | |
| Reverend | Martin | John | Kopchik | M.S.S. | 0.00 | 1986/05/18 | 2010 | 11 | 6 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/11/25/kopchik |
| Reverend | Eugene | Kwapisz | O.F.M. Conv. | 0.00 | 1964/02/16 | 1988 | 1 | 27 | Buffalo, New York | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1988/02/04/a/ | |
| Reverend Monsignor | Larry | Lucree | Diocese of Savannah | 0.00 | 2012 | 2 | 20 | St. John the Baptist, Savannah, GA | |||
| Reverend Monsignor | E. | Peter | Ludden | 0.00 | 1967/06/10 | 1989 | 5 | 18 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1989/05/25/a | |
| Most Reverend | James | P. | Lyke | 1.00 | 1966/06/24 | 1992 | 12 | 27 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1993/01/07/ | |
| Reverend | William | A. | Maguire | S.M. | 0.00 | 1915 | 1961 | 6 | 28 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | |
| Reverend Monsignor | Cornelius | L. | Maloney | 0.00 | 1944/05/18 | 1961 | 2 | 17 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Michael | M. | Manning | 0.00 | 1936/06/21 | 1984 | 7 | 21 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1984/08/02/c | |
| Most Reverend | Eugene | A. | Marino | 1.00 | 1962/06/09 | 2000 | 11 | 12 | Biloxi, Mississippi | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2000/11/16/a/ | |
| Reverend | Leo | M. | Marx | S.M. | 0.00 | 1966 | 4 | 23 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | ||
| Reverend | Andrew | McCormack | S.M. | 0.00 | 1957/02/02 | 2007 | 4 | 15 | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2007/04/19/frmccormack/ | ||
| Reverend | Raphael | McDonald | O.F.M. Conv. | 0.00 | 2000 | 7 | 11 | Gods Acre Ringwood, New Jersey | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2000/09/07/h/ | ||
| Reverend Monsignor | John | F. | McDonough | 0.00 | 1941/05/01 | 1992 | 8 | 9 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1992/08/20/a | |
| Reverend | Michael | J. | McKeever | 0.00 | 1931/06/07 | 1983 | 10 | 25 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Richard | Roy | Meehan | 0.00 | 1984/06/03 | 2001 | 4 | 22 | Ireland | ||
| Reverend | Patrick | Mendola | O.F.M. Conv. | 0.00 | 1976 | 1995 | 5 | 18 | Buffalo, New York | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1995/05/25/c | |
| Reverend | James | Miceli | 0.00 | 1975/05/24 | 2009 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Reverend | Michael | Anthony | Morris | 0.00 | 1964/05/01 | 1998 | 1 | 19 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1998/02/05/a | |
| Reverend | Mauro | Mourlot | 0.00 | 1949/05/15 | 2000 | 10 | 16 | Dominican Republic | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2000/10/26/f/ | ||
| Reverend Monsignor | Joseph | E. | Moylan | 0.00 | 1917/10/18 | 1967 | 4 | 11 | Savannah, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1967/04/13/a/ | |
| Reverend | Patrick | F. | Mulhern | 0.00 | 1964/06/21 | 2006 | 11 | 29 | Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2006/12/14/christlike/ | |
| Reverend | John | J. | Mulroy | 0.00 | 1955/06/04 | 1982 | 9 | 20 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1982/09/23/a/ | |
| Reverend | Vincent | M. | Mulvin | 0.00 | 1968/06/08 | 1983 | 3 | 20 | Ireland | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1983/03/24/a | |
| Reverend | Edward | J. | Murray | S.M. | 0.00 | 1961/07/11 | 1999 | 2 | 8 | All Saints Cemetery, Northfield, OH | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1999/02/11/c/ |
| Reverend | Noel | Neary | 0.00 | 1971/06/13 | 2005 | 3 | 25 | Arlington, Atlanta | |||
| Reverend | Francisco | Negri | M.S. | 0.00 | 2004/07/25 | 2009 | 9 | 28 | |||
| Reverend Monsignor | Louis | Naughton | 0.00 | 1971/07/11 | 2002 | 3 | 14 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2002/03/21/b/ | ||
| Reverend | Olivio | C. | Novario | 0.00 | 1968/12/20 | 1987 | 9 | 18 | Dubois, Pennsylvania | ||
| Reverend | John | P. | O'Brien | O.P. | 0.00 | 1959/06/05 | 1993 | 10 | 1 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1993/10/07/b |
| Reverend Monsignor | Daniel | O'Connor | 0.00 | 1961/05/20 | 2010 | 6 | 16 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2010/06/24/DanielOConnor/ | ||
| Reverend Monsignor | Patrick | J. | O'Connor | 0.00 | 1933/05/25 | 1980 | 8 | 1 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1980/08/07/a/ | |
| Reverend | Thomas | O'Donnell | S.M. | 0.00 | 1944/06/11 | 2009 | 3 | 12 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2009/03/19/odonnell/ | |
| Reverend | Philibert | J. | O'Hara | M.S. | 0.00 | 1941/06/07 | 1996 | 3 | 17 | Mt. St. Benedict, Bloomfield, Connecticut | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1996/03/21/b |
| Reverend | John | O'Shea | 0.00 | 1941/06/07 | 1999 | 2 | 14 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1999/02/25/d | ||
| Reverend | John | A. | Ozarowski | 0.00 | 1945/03/17 | 1995 | 2 | 11 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1995/02/23/a | |
| Reverend | Joseph | L. | Peacock | 0.00 | 1978/12/09 | 1997 | 8 | 31 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1997/09/11/d | |
| Reverend | Henry | E. | Phillips | 0.00 | 1910/06/29 | 1967 | 11 | 25 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1967/11/30/a/ | |
| Reverend Monsignor | Michael | J. | Regan | 0.00 | 1946/05/30 | 1999 | 8 | 8 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Carrollton, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1999/08/19/b | |
| Reverend Monsignor | Paul | H. | Reynolds | 0.00 | 1963/06/16 | 2010 | 12 | 18 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2011/01/06/msgrreynoldsremembered/ | |
| Reverend | Thomas | Roshetko | S.M. | 0.00 | 1983/06/11 | 1981 | 5 | 21 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1981/05/28/b/ | |
| Reverend | Raymond | Schantz | C.S.s.R. | 0.00 | 1990 | 2 | 20 | New Smyrna Beach, FL | |||
| Reverend | Lawrence | Schmuhl | 0.00 | 1947/06/08 | 2011 | 8 | 22 | Westview, Atlanta, GA | |||
| Reverend | Michael | Sherliza | 0.00 | 1999/06/05 | 2018 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| Reverend Monsignor | John | D. | Stapleton | 0.00 | 1953/05/14 | 1972 | 8 | 26 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/1972/09/07/b/ | |
| Reverend | Joseph | Ware | 0.00 | 1948/05/08 | 2005 | 5 | 31 | Savannah, GA | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2005/06/02/ware/ | ||
| Reverend | Hubert | Wolf | 0.00 | 1977 | 8 | 21 | Holy Trinity, AL | ||||
| Reverend | Patrick | H. M. | Donaghey | 0.00 | 1989/06/25 | 2014 | 4 | 8 | North Ireland | ||
| Reverend | Austin | Fogarty | 0.00 | 1981/07/11 | 2014 | 1 | 15 | Arlington, Atlanta | http://www.georgiabulletin.org/news/2014/02/father-austin-remembered-for-tireless-ministry-in-parishes-prisons/ | ||
| Reverend | Godfrey | Philip | Ryan | 0.00 | 1988/05/12 | 2016 | 2 | 17 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Joseph | M. | Peek | 0.00 | 2002/06/22 | 2016 | 3 | 14 | Georgia National Cemetery | ||
| Reverend | Michael | McWhorter | 0.00 | 1992/12/12 | 2016 | 4 | 29 | ||||
| Reverend Monsignor | Frank | J. | Giusta | 0.00 | 1963/12/21 | 2016 | 6 | 13 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Richard | Kieran | 0.00 | 1965/06/20 | 2016 | 11 | 21 | Arlington, Atlanta | |||
| Reverend | John | DeVore | M.S.F.S. | 0.00 | 1986/01/24 | 2016 | 11 | 22 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||
| Reverend | Edward | O'Connor | 0.00 | 1960/06/19 | 2016 | 11 | 7 | Arlington, Atlanta | |||
| Reverend | Raymond | F. | Horan | 0.00 | 1968/05/18 | 2017 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Reverend | Terence | A. | Kane | 1968/06/08 | 2017 | 5 | 17 | Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hartwell | |||
| Reverend Monsignor | Donald | Kiernan | 0.00 | 1949/05/04 | 2018 | 1 | 9 | All Saints Catholic Church Columbarium | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/01/msgr-donald-kiernan-longtime-priest-dedicated-public-servant-dies-93/ | ||
| Reverend | Juan | de la Cruz | 0.00 | 1957/06/29 | 2018 | 1 | 16 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/01/father-de-la-cruz-early-pioneer-areas-hispanic-ministry-dies/ | ||
| Reverend | Denis | F. | Dullea | 0.00 | 1961/06/10 | 2018 | 2 | 25 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/03/father-denis-dullea-an-atlanta-priest-for-almost-57-years-dies/ | |
| Reverend | Charles | N. | Okeke | 0.00 | 2011/06/18 | 2018 | 3 | 5 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/03/father-charles-okeke-scientist-and-priest-dies-at-61/ | |
| Reverend | Daniel | J. | McCormick | 0.00 | 1957/06/01 | 2018 | 4 | 19 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/05/father-dan-mccormick-first-priest-ordained-for-atlanta-dies/ | |
| Reverend Monsignor | Stephen | T. | Churchwell | J.C.D. | 0.00 | 1976/05/01 | 2018 | 5 | 31 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/06/msgr-stephen-churchwell-pastor-and-canonist-dies/ |
| Reverend | Richard | Zivic | 0.00 | 1994/07/16 | 2018 | 8 | 23 | Honey Creek cemetery, Holy Spirit Monastery. | |||
| Reverend | Michael | Redden | 1972/06/10 | 2018 | 9 | 25 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2018/10/father-redden-a-senior-priest-of-the-atlanta-archdiocese-dies/ | |||
| Reverend | Leo | Herbert | 1967/06/18 | 2017 | 5 | 15 | Arlington, Atlanta | ||||
| Reverend | Richard | B. | Morrow | 1955/05/19 | 2019 | 6 | 15 | Arlington, Atlanta | https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2019/06/father-richard-b-morrow-archdiocesan-priest-dies-june-15/ | ||
| Reverend | Walter | W. | Foley | 1976/10/23 | 2020 | 1 | 11 | Arlington, Atlanta | |||
| Reverend Monsignor | William | Hoffman | 2023 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| Reverend | David | McGuinness | 2024 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Reverend Monsignor | Henry | Gracz | 2024 | 2 | 5 |
