Deacon Stephen Savarese, ordained a deacon in 2012, died on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Deacon Savarese served at Saint John of the Cross Church in Middlebury. We ask you to keep his wife Margaret and all his family in your prayers.

  • A Wake will be held at Saint John of the Cross Church (part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Middlebury and Southbury), 1263 West St, Middlebury, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. An additional visitation will take place at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 AM on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
  • A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Saint John of the Cross Church.

May he rest in peace.

Family Address:
Mrs. Margaret Savarese
777 Breakneck Hill Road
Middlebury, CT 06762

A short biography of his ministerial work:

Deacon Stephen Savarese was ordained at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph by the Most Rev. Henry J. Mansell on June 2, 2012. Following his Ordination, Deacon Savarese served at Saint John of the Cross Church in Middlebury, recently assisting in the transition as the church became part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Middlebury and Southbury.