Fr. Jeremiah Sullivan, C.S.P.
Fr. Jeremiah Sullivan, C.S.P. (1933 – 2020)

Paulist Fr. Jeremiah "Jerry" Sullivan was born in 1933 in Woodside, NY.

He made his first promise to the Paulist Fathers in 1953, his final promise in 1956, and was ordained a priest on May 1, 1959.

During his long priesthood, he was a parish pastor, campus minister, hospital chaplain and part of our mission band.

He served in Boston; Mobile, AL; New York City; Santa Barbara, CA; Storrs, CT; Tucson, AZ; Greensboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; Derby, CT; and Los Angeles.

Fr. Jerry entered eternal life on December 31, 2020.

ON PINTEREST: Photos from Fr. Sullivan's six decades of ministry


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May 1, 1959: Cardinal Francis Spellman presents the chalice to Paulist Fr. Jerry Sullivan during his Ordination Mass.

 

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Fr. Sullivan in 1959

 

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Fr. Sullivan in 1966

 

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An undated photo of Fr. Sullivan

 

 

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Paulist Fr. Jerry Sullivan depicted by Paulist Fr. Frank Sabatté

 

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Fr. Sullivan celebrating his 85th birthday in January 2018
at the Paulist Fathers motherhouse in New York City

 

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Paulist Fr. Jerry Sullivan around Christmas, 2018, in a photo taken by Paulist Fr. Eric Andrews