Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor Martin T. Geraghty, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Geraghty was born on March 6, 1940 in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on December 16, 1964 and died Sunday, April 9, 2023.

Monsignor Geraghty served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Saint Robert Bellarmine (Bayside), and Saint Francis de Sales (Belle Harbor). He also served as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Joan of Arc (Jackson Heights), and Saint Elizabeth (Ozone Park). Monsignor Geraghty was also a faculty member at Cathedral College. On September 11, 1989, Monsignor Geraghty was named Prelate of Honor to His Holiness.

The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE:        

Saint Francis de Sales R.C Church 129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Belle Harbor, New York 11694

Tel: (718) 634-6464

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thursday, April 13, 2023

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

VIGIL MASS:    

Saint Francis de Sales R.C Church

129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Belle Harbor, New York 11694

Tel: (718) 634-6464

Thursday, April 13, 2023

7:30 PM

FUNERAL MASS:  

Saint Francis de Sales R.C Church

129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Belle Harbor, New York 11694

Tel: (718) 634-6464

Friday, April 14, 2023

11:00 AM

BURIAL:      

Saint Peter’s Cemetery

Staten Island, New York

Monsignor Geraghty 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. Alice Graham, 403 Oakland Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10310.

Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.

Chancellor