Passing of Reverend Romano A. Zanon

OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, New York 11215 ● 718.399.5990 ● FAX: 718.399.5934 E-mail: curia@diobrook.org


Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Romano A. Zanon, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Zanon was born on November 25, 1927 in Trento, Italy, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 28, 1966, and died Friday, October 5, 2018, at North Shore University Hospital – Northwell Health, Manhasset.

Father Zanon served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parish of Saint Benedict the Moor (Jamaica), as well as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Rita (Brooklyn) and Saint Gabriel (East Elmhurst). He also served as chaplain of Mount Saint Mary’s Cemetery, in Flushing. The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE:
Martin A. Gleason Funeral Homes LLC 149-20 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, New York 11354
Tel: (718) 359-6300
Thursday, October 11, 2018
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

VIGIL:
Saint Andrew Avellino R.C. Church 35-60 158th Street
Flushing, New York 11358
Tel: (718) 359-0417
Thursday, October 11, 2018
7:30 PM

FUNERAL:
Saint Andrew Avellino R.C. Church 35-60 158th Street
Flushing, New York 11358
Tel: (718) 359-0417
Friday, October 12, 2018
10:30 AM

BURIAL:
Mount Saint Mary Cemetery
Flushing, New York

Father Zanon was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society. All priests are invited to concelebrate the Liturgy. Please bring your diocesan vestments.

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.

Reverend Monsignor Anthony Hernandez, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia