Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend William A. Smith, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who was residing at the Bishop Mugavero Residence for Senior Priests in Douglaston, after being in residence at Corpus Christi R.C. Church (Woodside) for several years. Father Smith was born on September 18, 1946, was ordained to the Priesthood on March 30, 1974, and died Friday, January 5, 2018 at Long Island Jewish Hospital.

Father Smith served the Diocese of Brooklyn as pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua (Ozone Park), Saint Martin of Tours- Fourteen Holy Martyrs (Brooklyn), Our Lady of Lourdes (Brooklyn), and Saint LucySaint Patrick (Brooklyn). He also served as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Solace (Brooklyn), Incarnation (Queens Village), Our Lady of Refuge (Brooklyn), Saint Agnes and Sacred Heart Chapel (Brooklyn), and Holy Name (Brooklyn), and as a Counselor in Canon Law in the Tribunal.

The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE:
Corpus Christi
31-30 61st Street
Woodside, New York
Tel: (718) 278-8114

Sunday, January 7, 2018
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM

VIGIL MASS:
Corpus Christi
31-30 61st Street
Woodside, New York
Tel: (718) 278-8114

Sunday, January 7, 2018
7:00 PM

FUNERAL:
Corpus Christi
31-30 61st Street
Woodside, New York
Tel: (718) 278-8114

Monday, January 8, 2018
12:00 PM

BURIAL:
Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, New York

Father Smith 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 Vicar for Canonical Affairs