Reverend George Frank Lauretti, Class of 1956, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Lauretti’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support.
- The Most Reverend Juan Miguel Betancourt will be the principal celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Anthony of Padua Church (of the Parish of St. Francis de Sales), 111 School Street, Bristol, on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 11:00 AM.
- Burial will follow the Mass at Saint Joseph Cemetery in Bristol.
- As the Funeral Mass will be limited given current state and Archdiocesan restrictions, if any members of the clergy are interested in attending the Funeral they are asked to contact Fr. Matthew Gworek by phone or email to indicate this by Wednesday, October 7th.
May he rest in peace.
Reverend George Frank Lauretti – Clergy Bio
A native of Bristol, Connecticut, Reverend George Frank Lauretti began his seminary formation at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, where he undertook high school and college studies. He then moved to St. Bernard Seminary in Rochester, New York, to study theology. At the conclusion of his seminary formation, he was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Reverend Henry J. O’Brien at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford on May 10, 1956. Fr. Lauretti’s early parish assignments were as an assistant at St. Therese Church in Branford, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Waterbury, and Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterbury. During these years, he additionally served as a Scout Chaplain for the Waterbury area, Director of the Waterbury chapter of the Diocesan Labor Institute, and a Chaplain and instructor at the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy in Milford. In 1980, Fr. Lauretti became a Pastor for the first time, providing his pastoral leadership at St. Mary Church in Union City. He would serve there for several years before being named Pastor of St. Thomas Church in Southington, where he would remain until his retirement in 2006.