Reverend John Patrick McHugh, Class of 1991, died Friday, September 25, 2020. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. McHugh’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 of the Mass of Christian Burial at the Chapel of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 467 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 11:00 AM.
- Burial will follow the Mass at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield.
- The Funeral Mass will be extremely limited given current state and Archdiocesan restrictions and will in large part offer his brother priests and bishops living at the Pastoral Center (where he recently resided prior to his death) the chance to pray for his repose. If any additional members of the clergy are interested in attending the Funeral Mass, they will need to contact Fr. Matt Gworek by phone or email to indicate this by Wednesday, September 30th.
May he rest in peace.
Reverend John Patrick McHugh – Clergy Bio
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Reverend John Patrick McHugh studied at the High School of Art & Design, which led to a career in art. In 1984, however, he decided to enter the seminary at the age of 44. He studied philosophy and theology at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell for the Archdiocese of Hartford. Having completed his seminary formation, Fr. McHugh was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Reverend John F. Whealon at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford on January 12, 1991. Fr. McHugh’s early assignments were as Parochial Vicar at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Hartford and St. Joseph Church in Bristol. He would later serve at St. James Church in Manchester, St. Dunstan Church in Glastonbury, St. John Fisher Church in Marlborough, and St. Mary Church in Simsbury. His final assignment was to St. Patrick Church in Collinsville, where he would serve as Administrator and then Pastor until his retirement in 2015.