Father Dennis M. Foley, Redemptorist priest
June 13, 2021 at 10:56 p.m.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1934, he was the son of John and Mary (Glynn) Foley. He professed first vows in the Redemptorist community Aug 2. 1956, in St. Mary’s in Ilchester, Md., and final vows, Sept. 2, 1959, in Mount St. Alphonsus, Esopus, N.Y., where he was ordained a priest June 18, 1961. He completed the tirocinium at St. Mary’s, Annapolis, Md., between 1962 and 1963.
In service to the Redemptorist community’s Baltimore Province, Father Foley ministered in parishes, colleges and retreat houses in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, Maryland and in San Alfonso Retreat House from 1996 until his death.
While serving the home missions between 1970 and 1972, he also studied for a master’s degree in counseling and education in St. John’s University in New York.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery Staten Island, N.Y.
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Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1934, he was the son of John and Mary (Glynn) Foley. He professed first vows in the Redemptorist community Aug 2. 1956, in St. Mary’s in Ilchester, Md., and final vows, Sept. 2, 1959, in Mount St. Alphonsus, Esopus, N.Y., where he was ordained a priest June 18, 1961. He completed the tirocinium at St. Mary’s, Annapolis, Md., between 1962 and 1963.
In service to the Redemptorist community’s Baltimore Province, Father Foley ministered in parishes, colleges and retreat houses in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, Maryland and in San Alfonso Retreat House from 1996 until his death.
While serving the home missions between 1970 and 1972, he also studied for a master’s degree in counseling and education in St. John’s University in New York.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery Staten Island, N.Y.