The Augustinians
James Laughlin MacDougall, O.S.A.
The Augustinians
Martin Lawrence Smith, O.S.A.
The Augustinians
William Howard McGraw, O.S.A.
The Augustinians
Edward John Dixey, O.S.A.
The Augustinians
Michael Patrick Sullivan, O.S.A.

Louis M. Diorio, O.S.A.

1907 – 1987 (July 29)

Louis M. Diorio was born on April 6, 1907, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Louis Diorio and Philomena Ciancia. He was educated in St. Rita and St. Colman’s Catholic schools and graduated from Villanova College in 1933. He professed first vows on September 11, 1930, and, after theological studies in Tolentino, Italy, was ordained to the priesthood there on July 12, 1936. After ordination, he continued graduate studies at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. 

Philip L. Colgan, O.S.A.

1886 – 1967 (July 29)

Philip Leo Colgan was born on April 10, 1886, in Conewago, Pennsylvana, to Francis Colgan and Elizabeth Dougherty. He was received into the novitiate at Villanova on June 25, 1910, and made his first profession on June 25, 1911. He was solemnly professed on the same day in 1914. After receivng his B.A. from Villanova College he continued on there for theological studies, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1916.

William G. Gallimore, O.S.A.

1927 – 1986 (July 28)

William Gregory Gallimore was born to William Gallimore and Anna Cunningham on October 31, 1927 in Moorestown, New Jersey. He had two brothers and three sisters. His early education was in the parochial schools of Saint Cecilia in Pennsauken and Saint Peter in Merchantville, N.J., where his family resided. He attended Camden Catholic High School, graduating in 1945 and received a scholarship to Saint Joseph College in Philadelphia. His college education was interrupted by his enlistment in the Army in September 1946.

J. Owen Barry, O.S.A.

1907 – 1978 (July 27)

James Owen Barry, the son of Joseph Barry and Louis Cunningham, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on February 12, 1907, and was baptized at Saint Laurence O’Toole Church there five days later. He received his initial education at the Daniel Saunders and the Emily G. Whetherbee Schools, Lawrence High School, and Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. He entered the novitiate in 1930, was simply professed on September 12, 1931, made solemn profession of September 12, 1934, and received his A.B. degree from Villanova College in 1935.

Thomas F. Calpin, O.S.A.

1911 – 1977 (July 24)

Thomas Francis Calpin, son of James Calpin and Mary Esther Cannon, was born in Philadelphia, on June 21, 1911. He attended Steele Public School and Saint Francis Assisi Parochial School. After three years at Cahill Catholic High School, he entered Augustinian Academy as a postulant in 1929, where, at graduation, he was awarded the German medal and the New York Times Essay Contest Award. During these years he also worked as a concrete layer. He entered the novitiate at New Hamburg, New York, on September 10, 1930 and professed his first vows of September 11, 1931.

Francis J. Casey, O.S.A.

1894 – 1958 (July 23)

Francis J. Casey was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1894, to Francis Casey and Susan Riley, and was baptized at St. Mary’s Church by Father Valiquette, O.S.A. He attended St. Mary’s Parish School and St. John High School in Danvers, and then entered St. Rita’s Hall, Villanova, in September, 1914. He was accepted into the novitiate at Villanova, in June, 1915, and professed simple vows on June 25, 1916. He made his solemn profession on the same day in 1919. He obtained his AB degree from Villanova in June, 1918, and pursued theological studies. Francis was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Dougherty in the Cathedral of Philadelphia on June 10, 1922.

John J. Anderson, O.S.A.

1903 – 1955 (July 21)

John J. Anderson, son of John J. Anderson and Kathryn Kennedy, was born in the neighborhood of Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1903. His family moved to Haddon Heights, New Jersey, where John received his early education in local schools. He entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a postulant in 1924, and was received into the novitiate of Our Mother of Good Counsel on August 15, 1926. He made his first profession on August 16, 1927, and received his B.A. from Villanova College in 1931.

Brendan J. Elliott, O.S.A.

1903 – 1986 (July 17)

John Joseph Elliott was born in Carrigallen, County Leitrim, Ireland, on December 31,1903, to John Elliott and Catherine McLoughlin, and received his elementary education in the local village school. When an economic depression in Ireland led his brothers and sisters to seek greater opportunity in the United States, John remained at home to take care of his widowed mother and the family farm. After his mother's death, he sold the farm and immigrated to the United States in 1947.

Henry C. Carr, O.S.A.

1908 – 1975 (July 17)

Henry Charles Carr was born in Aldan, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1908, to Charles Carr, a fireman, and Frances Dougherty. He made his first profession of vows in the Augustinian Order in 1931, graduated from Villanova College in 1935 and pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1938 in Washington, DC.

John J.A. Daley, O.S.A.

885 – 1975 (July 16)

John J. A. Daley, son of John Daley and Mary Dunn, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on May 6, 1885. He was baptized there in Saint Mary’s Church on May 10, 1885 and received his early education at the parish’s parochial school. He entered the Order as a novice on July 3, 1904 and pronounced his simple vows on July 4, 1905. He was solemnly professed on July 6, 1908 and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Edmond Predergast in the Philadelphia Cathedral on May 27, 1911.

Francis J. Fittipaldi

1924 – 1994 (July 15)

Francis Fittipaldi was born on October 7, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of four sons and five daughters to Nicholas Fittipaldi and Grace Marrandino. Baptized in Saint Rita's Church, Philadelphia, he attended Landreth Elementary School and Barrett Junior High School, graduating in 1939. That same year, at the age of fifteen, he applied to the Order as a postulant and was accepted at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. After the completion of his novitiate at Our Mother of Good Counsel, New Hamburg, New York, he professed simple vows on September 10, 1944 and three years later at Saint Mary's Hall, Villanova, he took solemn vows.

Edward C. Donnelly, O.S.A.

1838 – 1887 (July 14)

Edward Charles Donnelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 4, 1838, the son of Peter Donnelly and Anna Bloomer. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on September 23, 1856, and made his first profession of vows on October 15, 1857. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 5, 1862 by Bishop Wood in the Cathedral Chapel.

Thomas G. Delaney, O.S.A.

1898 – 1969 (July 13)

Thomas G. Delaney was born in Philadelphia on December 24, 1898, one of nine children of Michael Delaney and Mary Gilligan, and was baptized there in St. Monica’s Church on January 2, 1898. As a young boy he went to Ireland with his family where he received his primary and secondary education. After his return to the United States, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, on June 25, 1921, and made his profession of vows the following year on June 26, 1922. He pronounced solemn vows on June 21, 1925, and was ordained to the priesthood on August 2, 1925, at Villanova by Bishop Thomas Walsh of Trenton, New Jersey.

Harry A. Cassel, O.S.A.

1924 – 2011 (July 13)

Harry Anthony Cassel was born on September 1, 1924, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of four sons and one daughter of Harry A. Cassel and Catherine M. Quigley. Harry was baptized on September 21, 1924, in Saint Patrick's Church, Norristown, and attended Saint Francis of Assisi Parochial School in the same city. In 1938, he entered Saint Matthew High School, Conshohocken, Pa. and in 1942, enrolled at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a postulant. He was received into Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y. on September 9, 1943, and made his profession of simple vows on September 10, 1944.

Carmen J. Coletta, O.S.A.

1907 – 2002 (July 12)

Carmen John Coletta was born September 28, 1907 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Theodore Coletta and Rose Greco. He was baptized at Holy Rosary Church, Lawrence, on December 15, 1907, and attended Holy Rosary Elementary School. He graduated in 1928 from Lawrence Evening High School and did additional studies at McIntosh Business College. After working in the mills of Lawrence, he entered the Augustinian Academy at Mount St. Rita, Staten Island, New York.

Joseph J. Gildea, O.S.A.

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1913 – 2000 (July 12)

Joseph Gildea was born on July 26, 1913, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of six children of James E. Gildea and Mary J. Fitzgerald. He attended Saint Patrick's Parochial School in Lawrence and Lawrence High School. He entered the minor seminary of the Order in 1930, and on September 12, 1931, was received into the novitiate. He professed first vows on September 13, 1932, and solemn vows three years later. After graduation from Villanova College in 1936 with a B.A. in philosophy, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, where he was ordained a priest on May 30, 1939. In June 1940 he completed a M.A. degree in Romance Languages from the Catholic University of America. Father Gildea's first assignment was to Saint Matthew Parish, Flint, MI, in 1940. After three months there he was assigned as an instructor to Villanova College. For the next six years, while teaching at Villanova, he pursued a doctorate in French at the University of Pennsylvania which he completed in 1946. In 1947 Father was assigned to North Andover, MA, as one of the pioneers in the founding of Merrimack College. As professor, dean, and vice president of that emerging institution, he put the college on a solid academic beginning. In 1959, he was assigned to Villanova as vice president for Academic Affairs. A meticulous, tireless, and gifted administrator, he spent himself at Villanova as he did at Merrimack. In 1948 he received the licentiate in sacred theology from the Order, and in 1960, an honorary L.L.D. from Merrimack College. In 1964 he became a research professor at Villanova University. Father Gildea died at Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, on July 12, 2000.

Father Gildea, who was always held in highest regard by his peers, possessed a rare combination of intellect, empathy, and commitment. He was very prominent in the academic world as an educator, writer, linguist, and researcher. An expert in the translation of medieval French manuscripts, Father Gildea had among his editorial contributions his works on Durmart le Galois; Partonopeu de Blois, a French romance of the twelfth century; L'Hystore Job; Remediarium Conversorum, and Source Book of Self-Discipline, a synthesis in Latin of Moralia in Job by Gregory the Great. Outside of the academic world Father was noted as a formidable preacher. Toward people in need he always showed care and concern. In conversations he always had the bon mot.

Joseph T. Conroy, O.S.A.

1900 – 1987 (July 10)

Joseph Thomas Conroy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Philip Conroy and Susan McPherson on February 11, 1900. He was baptized at Our Lady of Victory Church in Philadelphia, and attended West Catholic High School in Philadelphia. At the age of nineteen, he enrolled as a postulant at Villanova Preparatory Seminary on the campus of Villanova College, from which he graduated in 1921. In June of that year he began his novitiate and professed simple vows on June 25, 1922. Three years later, on June 26, 1925, he professed solemn vows.

George W. Conley, O.S.A.

1908 – 1957 (July 8)

George William Conley, son of George Conley and Elizabeth Bastian, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on February 18, 1908. Following his early education, he attended Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, New York, and entered the novitiate on August 15, 1926 at New Hamburg, New York. He made simple profession of vows on August 16, 1927 and solemn profession on the same day in 1930 at Villanova. He received his B.A. degree from Villanova College in 1931. Following theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood by John McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on June 12, 1934. He remained in Washington to do graduate work at The Catholic University of America.

Laurence J. Conneen, O.S.A.

1910 – 2000 (July 7)

Laurence Joseph Conneen, one of nine children of Michael L. Conneen and Gertrude Woodside, was born on May 17, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint Clement Parochial School in Philadelphia and later, Saint Denis Parochial School, Ardmore, Pa. He entered the minor seminary of the Province in 1926, and on September 10, 1929, was received into the novitiate. He professed simple vows on September 11, 1930, and solemn vows three years later. Upon graduation from Villanova College in 1934 with a B.A. in philosophy, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, where he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore, on June 15, 1937.