ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA

Reverend Monsignor James J. Foley, Pastor Emeritus, Saints Peter and Paul Parish, West Chester, and Senior Priest, Saint Eleanor Parish, Collegeville, died at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

Monsignor Foley was born on October 23, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of the late James Joseph Foley and the late Catherine Fox. Monsignor Foley attended Holy Cross Parochial School, Philadelphia, La Salle College High School, La Salle College, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, and the Pontifical North American College, Rome.

Monsignor Foley was ordained on December 17, 1966, at the Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome, by Most Reverend Francis F. Reh, and named Honorary Prelate to His Holiness Pope John Paul II on March 16, 2005. Monsignor Foley served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Pius X Parish, Broomall; Holy Angels Parish, Philadelphia; and Saints Peter and Paul Parish, West Chester. Monsignor Foley was assigned as a Student Priest to the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, and the Pontifical North American College, Rome. He also served on the Faculty at Cardinal O'Hara High School, Springfield, and at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook. In June 1993, Monsignor Foley was appointed Pastor, Saints Peter and Paul Parish, West Chester, and named Pastor Emeritus there in 2009.

The Reception of the Body will be held at Saints Peter and Paul Church, West Chester, on Monday, June 27, 2011, at 4:00 PM, followed by a viewing. A parish Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 PM. In the absence of Cardinal Rigali. Most Reverend John J. McIntyre will celebrate a Funeral Mass for Monsignor Foley at Saints Peter and Paul Church, West Chester, on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at 11:00 AM. A viewing will be held beginning at 9:00 AM. Concelebrating the Funeral Mass will be Reverend Stephen P. DeLacy, Reverend Monsignor John J. Jagodzinski, Reverend Monsignor Daniel J. Kutys, Reverend Joseph J. Meehan, Reverend Monsignor Francis X. Meehan, Reverend Monsignor Richard T. Powers, and Reverend Monsignor Patrick E. Sweeney. Monsignor Meehan will be the homilist.

Monsignor Foley is survived by his sisters, Mary T. O'Toole and Margaretta J. Boell, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his sister, Helen F. Hartman. Interment will be at Saint John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

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