Father Cornelius O'Brien, the tenth Pastor of St. James Catholic Church, from 1999 to 2006, passed away on September 7, 2019, in his native Ireland.His funeral Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Kealkill, County Cork, on Tuesday, September 10. He was interred at Kilmacomogue Cemetery in Bantry, Ireland.
A Memorial Mass, celebrated by the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, will be held on Friday, September 27, at 10:00am at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Lane, Arlington, VA 22203.
To read Father O'Brien's obituary, click here.