Reverend Francis Patrick Johnson, Class of 1960, died Saturday, March 6, 2021. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Johnson’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support.
- The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair will be the principal celebrant at a Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of St. Helena, 30 Echo Lane, West Hartford on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 11:00 AM.
- Burial will take place at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield.
May he rest in peace.
Reverend Francis Patrick Johnson – Clergy Bio
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Reverend Francis Patrick Johnson began his Catholic education at Saint Joseph Cathedral School in Hartford before entering Saint Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. He would go on to complete theology studies at Saint Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Reverend Henry J. O’Brien on May 26, 1960. Fr. Johnson’s first assignment was as Assistant Pastor at Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterbury. Additional early assignments included work as an Assistant at Saint Mary Church in Newington, Saint Augustine Church in Hartford, and the Church of the Incarnation in Wethersfield. He would then be named Pastor of Saint Helena Church in West Hartford, where he ministered for many years and would remain until his retirement in 2009.