Gerrity, Rev. Patrick
REV. PATRICK GERRITY
June 23, 1930
Personal Info
- Date of Birth: 14 January 1885
- Place of Birth in Ireland: Ballydorragh – Munterconnaught
- County: Cavan
- Colleges Attended: St Patrick’s Seminary, Carlow
- Date of Ordination: 22 June 1913
- Place of Ordination: Nativity of St John the Baptist Chapel, Maynooth, Ireland
- Ordained for: Diocese of Middlesbrough, England
Diocesan Appointments
- Joined the Diocese of Wichita in 1930 and died four months later
- Chaplain – St Mary’s Hospital, Winfield – 2/27/1930 to 4/23/1930
- Chaplain – Mount St Mary’s Convent, Wichita – 4/24/1930 to 6/23/1930
- Date of Death: 23 June 1930
- Place of Death: Wichita, Kansas
- Age of Death: 45
- Cause of Death: A brief illness
Funeral Celebrant: Rev. Thomas Keogan, Salina (cousin of Fr Gerrity); Rev. Wm. Chawke, deacon; Rev. John F. Kraemer, subdeacon; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Farrell, master of ceremonies; Rev. Thos. W. Green, assistant master of ceremonies; and sermon delivered by Rev. J. Davern (former classmate of Fr Gerrity from Ireland) held at St Mary’s Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
