Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor Paul W. Jervis, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Jervis was born on December 1, 1953 in Guyana, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 21, 1983 and died Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Monsignor Jervis served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Saint Francis Assisi –Saint Blaise (Brooklyn), Saint Martin de Porres (Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Victory, and Saint Peter Claver in Brooklyn), and Saint Paul the Apostle (Corona). He also served as Administrator of the Parishes Saint Catherine of Genoa (Brooklyn), Holy Rosary (Brooklyn), Our Lady of Victory (Brooklyn), and Saint Peter Claver (Brooklyn); and as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Clare (Rosedale), Saint Fortunata (Brooklyn), and Saint Peter Claver (Brooklyn).
On September 4, 2009, Monsignor Jervis was named Prelate of Honor to His Holiness.
Msgr. Paul Jervis also served as the postulator in the Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Bernard Quinn.
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Saint Francis of Assisi –Saint Blaise R.C. Church
319 Maple Street
Brooklyn, New York 11225
Tel: (718) 756-2015
Monday, September 11, 2023
4:00 PM – 6:45 PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
VIGIL MASS: Saint Francis of Assisi –Saint Blaise R.C. Church
319 Maple Street
Brooklyn, New York 11225
Tel: (718) 756-2015
Monday, September 11, 2023
7:00 PM
FUNERAL: Saint Francis of Assisi –Saint Blaise R.C. Church
319 Maple Street
Brooklyn, New York 11225
Tel: (718) 756-2015
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
11:00 AM
BURIAL: Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, New York
Monsignor Jervis 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 The Jervis Family, C/O Saint Francis of Assisi – Saint Blaise R.C. Church, 319 Maple Street, Brooklyn, New York 11225
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor