Rev. Patrick Smith died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at the age of 76.
Fr. Smith was born April 28, 1944, in Ireland and Ordained to the Priesthood June 11, 1967, for the Diocese of Tucson and incardinated into the Diocese of Phoenix in 1969 when the diocese was established.
Fr. Smith served as parochial vicar at St. Jerome Parish, St. John Vianney Parish in Goodyear, Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix, St. Daniel the Prophet in Scottsdale, Holy Family Parish in Phoenix, Christ the King Parish in Mesa, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Scottsdale. He served many years faithfully as a chaplain for Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by a sister in Michigan and sisters and a brother in Ireland.
Services: Rosary will be held Sunday, May 31, 2020, 6pm and Funeral Mass will be held Monday, June 1, 2020, 10am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 7655 E. Main Street, Scottsdale Arizona followed by burial at St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix