Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Healy, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Healy was born on May 22, 1940, was ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1966, and died Saturday May 10, 2025.
Monsignor Healy served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Our Lady of Sorrows (Corona) and Our Lady of Lourdes (Brooklyn). He also served as parochial vicar of the parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes (Brooklyn), Saint Agnes and Sacred Heart Chapel (Brooklyn), Saint Gabriel the Archangel (Brooklyn), and Saint Paul (Brooklyn). He was retired in residence in the parishes of Saint Michael (Brooklyn) and Queen of Angels (Brooklyn). Monsignor Healy served as chaplain of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Bishop Kearney High School, and hospital chaplain of Holy Family Hospital. Monsignor Healy was named Prelate of Honor in 1997.
MASS OF TRANSFERAL:
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway
Douglaston, New York 11362
Tel: (718) 229-8001
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
7:00 PM
WAKE:
Our Lady of Sorrows R.C. Church
104-11 37th Avenue
Corona, New York 11368
Tel: (718) 424-7554
Thursday, May 15, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
FUNERAL MASS:
Our Lady of Sorrows R.C. Church
104-11 37th Avenue
Corona, New York 11368
Tel: (718) 424-7554
Friday, May 16, 2025
9:30 AM
BURIAL: Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, New York
Monsignor Healy 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 niece, Mrs. Jean Ellen, 109 West 78th Street Apartment C, New York, New York 10024.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs
