DIOCESE OF RALEIGH REPORT
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Msgr. Thomas P. Hadden
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Reverend Monsignor Thomas Paul Hadden, Vicar Emeritus of African Ancestry Catholics in the Diocese of Raleigh, who died October 8, 2012 in Southern Pines following a brief illness.
Reception of the Body, Vigil for the Deceased and Visitation: The Reception of the Body and Vigil for the Deceased will take place on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh at 7 pm with the Rev. Msgr. David D. Brockman, V.G. presiding. The Visitation will continue to 9 pm.
Funeral Mass: The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh with the Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge, Principal Celebrant and the Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. Lewis, Homilist.
A reception in the Fallon Center of the parish will directly follow the Funeral Mass.
Rite of Committal: Committal will be in the Hadden family plot at the Carolina Biblical Gardens Cemetery in Garner following the reception.
Mass Cards and cards of condolences for the family should be sent to the niece of Msgr. Hadden,Mrs. Clarice R. Spence, at the following address:
Msgr. Hadden was born May 31, 1929, in Raleigh, educated in seminaries in Mississippi and Indiana and at the North American College in Rome, where he was the first African American seminarian to enroll at the school. He was ordained to the Priesthood in Rome on December 20, 1958.
Among his pastoral assignments, Msgr. Hadden served at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Newton Grove, St. Paul Church in New Bern, St. Joseph in Raleigh, Rector at Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Mary Church in Wilmington. He also served as Vicar for African Ancestry Catholics from 1988 until his retirement from that position in August 2011.
Born to Reverend Thomas Gary and Clarice Hadden, Msgr. Hadden, at the age of 12, informed his father, who was pastor of St. Paul’s AME Church in Raleigh that he wanted to become a Catholic. He said his parents did not object, and he became a Catholic in eighth grade, while a student at St. Monica’s Catholic School in Raleigh.
Msgr. Hadden retired from active ministry in July 2000, while remaining Vicar of African Ancestry Catholics and exercising priestly ministry in various parishes.
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Reception of the Body, Vigil for the Deceased and Visitation: The Reception of the Body and Vigil for the Deceased will take place on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh at 7 pm with the Rev. Msgr. David D. Brockman, V.G. presiding. The Visitation will continue to 9 pm.
Funeral Mass: The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Raleigh with the Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge, Principal Celebrant and the Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. Lewis, Homilist.
A reception in the Fallon Center of the parish will directly follow the Funeral Mass.
Rite of Committal: Committal will be in the Hadden family plot at the Carolina Biblical Gardens Cemetery in Garner following the reception.
Mass Cards and cards of condolences for the family should be sent to the niece of Msgr. Hadden,Mrs. Clarice R. Spence, at the following address:
Mrs. Clarice R.Spence
1926 Boaz Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge asks all Catholics to join him in praying for Msgr. Hadden’s eternal happiness and in asking the Lord to give his family the grace and strength they need, especially during this time. Msgr. Hadden was born May 31, 1929, in Raleigh, educated in seminaries in Mississippi and Indiana and at the North American College in Rome, where he was the first African American seminarian to enroll at the school. He was ordained to the Priesthood in Rome on December 20, 1958.
Among his pastoral assignments, Msgr. Hadden served at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Newton Grove, St. Paul Church in New Bern, St. Joseph in Raleigh, Rector at Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Mary Church in Wilmington. He also served as Vicar for African Ancestry Catholics from 1988 until his retirement from that position in August 2011.
Born to Reverend Thomas Gary and Clarice Hadden, Msgr. Hadden, at the age of 12, informed his father, who was pastor of St. Paul’s AME Church in Raleigh that he wanted to become a Catholic. He said his parents did not object, and he became a Catholic in eighth grade, while a student at St. Monica’s Catholic School in Raleigh.
Msgr. Hadden retired from active ministry in July 2000, while remaining Vicar of African Ancestry Catholics and exercising priestly ministry in various parishes.
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