Fr. Luis Baldonado, OFM. died June 21, 2022, at the age of 97.
Fr. Baldonado was born June 14, 1925 and Ordained to the Priesthood on June 8, 1952 for the Franciscan Friars.
He served in Colorado, California and Arizona. Fr. Luis served for three years in the 1980’s as the Director of the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale. He served as Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Phoenix and as Guardian of St. Mary’s from 1994 until his retirement in 2006. He continued to live at St. Mary Basilica during much of his retirement and to serve alongside parish staff spending his days hearing confessions and offering spiritual direction for those who came to the door of the parish.
Services: Viewing will be on June 25, 2022 at 1-4pm followed by Evening Prayer on June 26, 2022 at 5pm at St. Mary’s Basilica, 231 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004; the Funeral Mass will be held on June 27, 2022 at 10am, at St. Francis Cemetery, 2033 N 48th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008