of Warwick, passed away on January 30, 2011 at Schervier Pavilion, Warwick. He was 89 years old.
Born on December 6, 1921 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Bernard and Catherine (Reilly) Corrigan.
He attended Our Lady of Victory School and St. Frances of Rome School in the Bronx and Cathedral Prep in Manhattan. He studied for the Holy Priesthood at Cathedral College in Manhattan and at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, Yonkers. He was ordained a Priest on March 1, 1947 by Francis Cardinal Spellman at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He had brief assignments at St. Margaret’s in Pearl River and Nativity of Our Blessed Lady in the Bronx. He was assigned to the faculty of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx in 1948, where he taught generations of students for thirty-three years. On July 1, 1981, he was assigned by Terence Cardinal Cooke as Pastor of St. Stephen’s Church in Warwick, where he served until his retirement in 1997. As pastor, he will always be remembered for his leadership in constructing the new St. Stephen’s Church that opened in 1992. He called it – in the words of Mother Teresa – “Something Beautiful for God”. He was named Honorary Prelate by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and was named Pastor Emeritus of St. Stephen’s in 1997. He continued his ministry at the parish until poor health required him to move in July of 2010 to Schervier Pavilion, Warwick. He was most proud of having served as Chaplain of the Longfordmen’s Association from 1947 until his death and received their Distinguished Service Award in 1999.
He is survived by sisters-in-laws Sally (Doran) Corrigan and Mary (Carroll) Corrigan, nine nephews, thirteen nieces, twenty-two great-nephews, fifteen great-nieces, and four great-great-nieces. He was preceded in death by his brothers, James, Edward and Patrick and his sisters Elizabeth McNamee, Catherine Kuhlmann, and Anne Corrigan.
Memorial gifts may be made to the St. Stephen’s Church Building Fund.
Visitation will be on Thursday, February 3rd, from 2:00-7:00 pm at St. Stephens RC Church, 75 Sanfordville Road, Warwick, NY followed by the Mass of the Holy Eucharist at 7:30 pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will at 10:00 am on Friday at St. Stephens RC Church, followed by interment in St. Raymond’s Cemetery, Bronx.