Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor Joseph C. Mulqueen, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Mulqueen was born on June 23, 1931 in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on June 1, 1957 and died Thursday, February 6, 2025.
Monsignor Mulqueen served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parish of Saint Pius V (Jamaica); and as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Robert Bellarmine (Bayside), Saint Bonaventure (Jamaica), and Our Lady of the Angelus (Rego Park). Monsignor Mulqueen also served as Diocesan Judge and Defender of the Bond of the Tribunal, Assistant to the Apostolic Nuncio in Washington, D.C., Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, and Military Chaplain of the United States Navy. He was in residence at the Parish of Saint Mary (Long Island City) and at the Bishop Mugavero Residence in Douglaston, New York.
On September 24, 1998, Monsignor Mulqueen was named Prelate of Honor.
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home
149-20 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, New York 11354
Tel: (718) 359-6300
Thursday, February 13, 2025
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
VIGIL MASS: Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway
Douglaston, New York 11362
Tel: (718) 229-8001
Friday, February 14, 2025
7:00 PM
FUNERAL MASS: St. Mel R.C. Church
26-15 154th Street
Flushing, New York 11354
Tel: (718) 886-0201
Saturday, February 15, 2025
11:00 AM
BURIAL: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
Monsignor Mulqueen 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, Ms. Anne Mullaney, 166-25 Powells Cove Boulevard, Apt. 20J, Whitestone, New York 11357.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs
