Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Matteo J. Rizzo, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Rizzo was born on January 10, 1947 in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 26,1973 and died Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Father Rizzo served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Saint Francis de Paola (Brooklyn), Our Lady of Guadalupe (Brooklyn), and Saint Jude (Brooklyn). He also served as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Holy Family (Brooklyn), Saint Columba (Brooklyn), Saint Anastasia (Douglaston), Saint Ephrem (Brooklyn), Saint Brigid (Brooklyn), and Saint Anthony of Padua (South Ozone Park). He was in residence at the Parish of Saint Anastasia (Douglaston).
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Doyle B. Shaffer Funeral Home
45-09 Little Neck Parkway
Little Neck, New York 11362
Tel: (718) 229-4949
Friday, March 28, 2025
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
FUNERAL MASS: Saint Anastasia R.C. Church
45-14 245th Street
Douglaston, New York 11362
Tel: (718) 631-4454
Saturday, March 29, 2025
9:45 AM
BURIAL: Mount Saint Mary Cemetery
Flushing, New York
Father Rizzo 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 brother, Mr. Raymond Heffernan, 4000 24th Street N, Lot 1208, St. Petersburg, Florida 33714 and/or to his sister, Mrs. Mabel Marzigliano, 11900 Five Waters Circle, Fort Myers, Florida 33913.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs
