Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Charles J. Matonti, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Matonti was born on January 1, 1935 in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 28, 1960, and died Monday, March 31, 2025.
Father Matonti served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parish of Saint Columba (Brooklyn) and as Parochial Vicar of the Parish of Saint Frances de Chantal (Brooklyn).
He also served as Faculty at Cathedral College (Douglaston) and Saint John’s University (Jamaica).
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Matthew Funeral Home, Inc.
2508 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, New York 10314
Tel: (718) 761-5544
Thursday, April 3, 2025
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
FUNERAL MASS: Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
7200 Douglaston Parkway
Douglaston, New York 11362
Tel: (718) 229-8001
Friday, April 4, 2025
10:00 AM
BURIAL: Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, New York
Father Matonti was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society.
Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends.
May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.
If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his sister, Mrs. Marilyn McPolin, 10 Ignatius Drive, Manchester Township, New Jersey 08759.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs
