Father Donald Barry, CSP, was born on August 19, 1898 in Olean, New York. After completing his basic education he worked as a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1918 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in World War I as Seaman, Second Class.
After discharge from the military he entered the Paulists. He made his first profession on September 14, 1927 and was ordained a Catholic priest in New York on June 2, 1928 as part of the class that became known as the "Eight Blocks of Granite."
Father Barry's early assignments were in parish and hospital ministry in Chicago, New York, Winchester and Portland. He spent 1940 in Newman work in Detroit before returning to parish ministry at Saint Paul the Apostle parish in New York.
In 1943 he re-joined the Navy as a chaplain, serving in the Pacific Theater for three years. After the war ended he remained in the Naval Reserve and retired in 1958 as a Commander.
In September of 1946 Father Barry returned to the Paulists and took up hospital ministry, first in New York and then Austin. Appointed pastor of St. Philip Neri parish in Portland he served there for six years beginning in 1962. He then moved to San Francisco in 1968 and served as chaplain in the City Jail before retiring from active ministry in 1970.
Renowned for his cross country bus trips, often arriving at a Paulist house unexpectedly, he was a welcome guest. He died at Roosevelt Hospital in New York on July 30, 1984, at the age of 85 after 56 years as a Paulist priest.
After discharge from the military he entered the Paulists. He made his first profession on September 14, 1927 and was ordained a Catholic priest in New York on June 2, 1928 as part of the class that became known as the "Eight Blocks of Granite."
Father Barry's early assignments were in parish and hospital ministry in Chicago, New York, Winchester and Portland. He spent 1940 in Newman work in Detroit before returning to parish ministry at Saint Paul the Apostle parish in New York.
In 1943 he re-joined the Navy as a chaplain, serving in the Pacific Theater for three years. After the war ended he remained in the Naval Reserve and retired in 1958 as a Commander.
In September of 1946 Father Barry returned to the Paulists and took up hospital ministry, first in New York and then Austin. Appointed pastor of St. Philip Neri parish in Portland he served there for six years beginning in 1962. He then moved to San Francisco in 1968 and served as chaplain in the City Jail before retiring from active ministry in 1970.
Renowned for his cross country bus trips, often arriving at a Paulist house unexpectedly, he was a welcome guest. He died at Roosevelt Hospital in New York on July 30, 1984, at the age of 85 after 56 years as a Paulist priest.
Father Donald Barry, CSP, was born on August 19, 1898 in Olean, New York. After completing his basic education he worked as a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1918 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in World War I as Seaman, Second Class.
After discharge from the military he entered the Paulists. He made his first profession on September 14, 1927 and was ordained a Catholic priest in New York on June 2, 1928 as part of the class that became known as the "Eight Blocks of Granite."
Father Barry's early assignments were in parish and hospital ministry in Chicago, New York, Winchester and Portland. He spent 1940 in Newman work in Detroit before returning to parish ministry at Saint Paul the Apostle parish in New York.
In 1943 he re-joined the Navy as a chaplain, serving in the Pacific Theater for three years. After the war ended he remained in the Naval Reserve and retired in 1958 as a Commander.
In September of 1946 Father Barry returned to the Paulists and took up hospital ministry, first in New York and then Austin. Appointed pastor of St. Philip Neri parish in Portland he served there for six years beginning in 1962. He then moved to San Francisco in 1968 and served as chaplain in the City Jail before retiring from active ministry in 1970.
Renowned for his cross country bus trips, often arriving at a Paulist house unexpectedly, he was a welcome guest. He died at Roosevelt Hospital in New York on July 30, 1984, at the age of 85 after 56 years as a Paulist priest.
After discharge from the military he entered the Paulists. He made his first profession on September 14, 1927 and was ordained a Catholic priest in New York on June 2, 1928 as part of the class that became known as the "Eight Blocks of Granite."
Father Barry's early assignments were in parish and hospital ministry in Chicago, New York, Winchester and Portland. He spent 1940 in Newman work in Detroit before returning to parish ministry at Saint Paul the Apostle parish in New York.
In 1943 he re-joined the Navy as a chaplain, serving in the Pacific Theater for three years. After the war ended he remained in the Naval Reserve and retired in 1958 as a Commander.
In September of 1946 Father Barry returned to the Paulists and took up hospital ministry, first in New York and then Austin. Appointed pastor of St. Philip Neri parish in Portland he served there for six years beginning in 1962. He then moved to San Francisco in 1968 and served as chaplain in the City Jail before retiring from active ministry in 1970.
Renowned for his cross country bus trips, often arriving at a Paulist house unexpectedly, he was a welcome guest. He died at Roosevelt Hospital in New York on July 30, 1984, at the age of 85 after 56 years as a Paulist priest.
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