Father Michael Anthony (Dominic) Annunziato, ss.cc., an ordained member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary-United States Province, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. At his bedside were his sister Elaine and her husband George and three of his SSCC Brothers.
Father Mike, who would have celebrated his 88th birthday on March 21, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. The second of five children, he was the son of Michelangelo and Angelina (Greco) Annunziato. He is survived by his sister, Elaine (Annunziato) Oldfield and her husband George of Raynham, MA; sisters-in-law, Constance (Frappier) Annunziato of Taunton, MA and Helen (Fraga) Annunziato of Taunton, MA; 11 nieces and nephews and 13 grandnieces and grandnephews. He was pre-deceased by his three brothers, John, Amalio and Rev. Msgr. Armando Annunziato of the Fall River Diocese.
Fr. Mike has been a member of the Congregation for over 60 years, having entered the novitiate in 1946 at the age of 19. He followed in the path of his uncle Rev. Amalio Greco SAC who was also a missionary priest. After his ordination in Washington DC in 1953, he was assigned to the Province Mission in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. For the next fourteen years, he served in various capacities helping to administer parishes in Shimodate, Hitachi, Yamagata, Tomobe and Yonezawa and mastering the Japanese language.
In 1968, he returned to the East Coast Province in Fairhaven and for a short time was the administrator at St. Anthony Parish in Mattapoisett. Early 1969 brought Fr. Mike to Texas where he was assigned as associate pastor at Queen of Peace Parish in Harlingen. He remained there for eight years before being asked to become the pastor of Our Lady of the Angels and its five mission churches in La Joya, Texas. Once again he mastered a third language becoming fluent in Spanish and thoroughly enjoying the Texas culture – and its food! After remaining in La Joya for ten years, he returned to Queen of Peace as pastor for three years before accepting his final assignment as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Edinburg, Texas in 1990, retiring from there in 2005 to return to Damien Residence in Fairhaven.
He especially loved spending his retirement time visiting with his sister Elaine, and her family and was particularly boastful of his great nieces Angela and Christine and great nephew, Michael. Fr. Mike still has ties to his birth town with several cousins in Providence, Cranston and Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Funeral Information
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Father Michael at St. Joseph’s Church in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM followed by burial in the Sacred Hearts Community Cemetery. Visiting hours will take place at Damien Residence in Fairhaven on Sunday evening, January 18 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with a wake service at 6:00 PM.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven
Father Mike, who would have celebrated his 88th birthday on March 21, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. The second of five children, he was the son of Michelangelo and Angelina (Greco) Annunziato. He is survived by his sister, Elaine (Annunziato) Oldfield and her husband George of Raynham, MA; sisters-in-law, Constance (Frappier) Annunziato of Taunton, MA and Helen (Fraga) Annunziato of Taunton, MA; 11 nieces and nephews and 13 grandnieces and grandnephews. He was pre-deceased by his three brothers, John, Amalio and Rev. Msgr. Armando Annunziato of the Fall River Diocese.
Fr. Mike has been a member of the Congregation for over 60 years, having entered the novitiate in 1946 at the age of 19. He followed in the path of his uncle Rev. Amalio Greco SAC who was also a missionary priest. After his ordination in Washington DC in 1953, he was assigned to the Province Mission in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. For the next fourteen years, he served in various capacities helping to administer parishes in Shimodate, Hitachi, Yamagata, Tomobe and Yonezawa and mastering the Japanese language.
In 1968, he returned to the East Coast Province in Fairhaven and for a short time was the administrator at St. Anthony Parish in Mattapoisett. Early 1969 brought Fr. Mike to Texas where he was assigned as associate pastor at Queen of Peace Parish in Harlingen. He remained there for eight years before being asked to become the pastor of Our Lady of the Angels and its five mission churches in La Joya, Texas. Once again he mastered a third language becoming fluent in Spanish and thoroughly enjoying the Texas culture – and its food! After remaining in La Joya for ten years, he returned to Queen of Peace as pastor for three years before accepting his final assignment as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Edinburg, Texas in 1990, retiring from there in 2005 to return to Damien Residence in Fairhaven.
He especially loved spending his retirement time visiting with his sister Elaine, and her family and was particularly boastful of his great nieces Angela and Christine and great nephew, Michael. Fr. Mike still has ties to his birth town with several cousins in Providence, Cranston and Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Funeral Information
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Father Michael at St. Joseph’s Church in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM followed by burial in the Sacred Hearts Community Cemetery. Visiting hours will take place at Damien Residence in Fairhaven on Sunday evening, January 18 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with a wake service at 6:00 PM.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven
Father Michael Anthony (Dominic) Annunziato, ss.cc., an ordained member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary-United States Province, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. At his bedside were his sister Elaine and her husband George and three of his SSCC Brothers.
Father Mike, who would have celebrated his 88th birthday on March 21, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. The second of five children, he was the son of Michelangelo and Angelina (Greco) Annunziato. He is survived by his sister, Elaine (Annunziato) Oldfield and her husband George of Raynham, MA; sisters-in-law, Constance (Frappier) Annunziato of Taunton, MA and Helen (Fraga) Annunziato of Taunton, MA; 11 nieces and nephews and 13 grandnieces and grandnephews. He was pre-deceased by his three brothers, John, Amalio and Rev. Msgr. Armando Annunziato of the Fall River Diocese.
Fr. Mike has been a member of the Congregation for over 60 years, having entered the novitiate in 1946 at the age of 19. He followed in the path of his uncle Rev. Amalio Greco SAC who was also a missionary priest. After his ordination in Washington DC in 1953, he was assigned to the Province Mission in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. For the next fourteen years, he served in various capacities helping to administer parishes in Shimodate, Hitachi, Yamagata, Tomobe and Yonezawa and mastering the Japanese language.
In 1968, he returned to the East Coast Province in Fairhaven and for a short time was the administrator at St. Anthony Parish in Mattapoisett. Early 1969 brought Fr. Mike to Texas where he was assigned as associate pastor at Queen of Peace Parish in Harlingen. He remained there for eight years before being asked to become the pastor of Our Lady of the Angels and its five mission churches in La Joya, Texas. Once again he mastered a third language becoming fluent in Spanish and thoroughly enjoying the Texas culture – and its food! After remaining in La Joya for ten years, he returned to Queen of Peace as pastor for three years before accepting his final assignment as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Edinburg, Texas in 1990, retiring from there in 2005 to return to Damien Residence in Fairhaven.
He especially loved spending his retirement time visiting with his sister Elaine, and her family and was particularly boastful of his great nieces Angela and Christine and great nephew, Michael. Fr. Mike still has ties to his birth town with several cousins in Providence, Cranston and Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Funeral Information
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Father Michael at St. Joseph’s Church in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM followed by burial in the Sacred Hearts Community Cemetery. Visiting hours will take place at Damien Residence in Fairhaven on Sunday evening, January 18 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with a wake service at 6:00 PM.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven
Father Mike, who would have celebrated his 88th birthday on March 21, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. The second of five children, he was the son of Michelangelo and Angelina (Greco) Annunziato. He is survived by his sister, Elaine (Annunziato) Oldfield and her husband George of Raynham, MA; sisters-in-law, Constance (Frappier) Annunziato of Taunton, MA and Helen (Fraga) Annunziato of Taunton, MA; 11 nieces and nephews and 13 grandnieces and grandnephews. He was pre-deceased by his three brothers, John, Amalio and Rev. Msgr. Armando Annunziato of the Fall River Diocese.
Fr. Mike has been a member of the Congregation for over 60 years, having entered the novitiate in 1946 at the age of 19. He followed in the path of his uncle Rev. Amalio Greco SAC who was also a missionary priest. After his ordination in Washington DC in 1953, he was assigned to the Province Mission in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. For the next fourteen years, he served in various capacities helping to administer parishes in Shimodate, Hitachi, Yamagata, Tomobe and Yonezawa and mastering the Japanese language.
In 1968, he returned to the East Coast Province in Fairhaven and for a short time was the administrator at St. Anthony Parish in Mattapoisett. Early 1969 brought Fr. Mike to Texas where he was assigned as associate pastor at Queen of Peace Parish in Harlingen. He remained there for eight years before being asked to become the pastor of Our Lady of the Angels and its five mission churches in La Joya, Texas. Once again he mastered a third language becoming fluent in Spanish and thoroughly enjoying the Texas culture – and its food! After remaining in La Joya for ten years, he returned to Queen of Peace as pastor for three years before accepting his final assignment as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Edinburg, Texas in 1990, retiring from there in 2005 to return to Damien Residence in Fairhaven.
He especially loved spending his retirement time visiting with his sister Elaine, and her family and was particularly boastful of his great nieces Angela and Christine and great nephew, Michael. Fr. Mike still has ties to his birth town with several cousins in Providence, Cranston and Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Funeral Information
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Father Michael at St. Joseph’s Church in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM followed by burial in the Sacred Hearts Community Cemetery. Visiting hours will take place at Damien Residence in Fairhaven on Sunday evening, January 18 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with a wake service at 6:00 PM.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven
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