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Bridgeport native celebrates 50 years of priesthood
April 23, 2012
Posted in Local News Share
Fr. John O'Neill, M.S. will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest at the 11 am Mass at St. James Church in Danielson on May 27.
Bridgeport can be proud of the entire O'Neill family. Fr. John was born on August 7, 1935, the son of the late Eugene and Anne O'Neill. His three sisters, Mary, Ann and Peggy are all Sisters of Mercy. His brother, Gene is the retired police commissioner of Bridgeport.
Fr. John was ordained a priest at the La Salette Shrine in Ipswich, MA on May 26, 1962. He received his master of education degree from Boston College and is a National Science Foundation Scholarship recipient from the University of Missouri.
His years of priesthood called on him to fulfill many roles. He was the president of the Northeastern Collegiate Athletic conference in upstate New York, 1963-66, was the first National Director of Vocations for the Catholic Church of the United States of America from 1969-72, and he served as a provincial of the Missionaries of LaSalette for nine years, from 1979-88. He became pastor of St. James Parish in Danielson in 1991.
(For more information on the anniversary celebration for Fr. O'Neill, contact St. James Parish: 860.774.3900 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).)
