Rev. M. Eugene O’Carroll died Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the age of 81. Fr. O’Carroll was born February 6, 1937, and was ordained to the priesthood in Ireland for the Diocese of Tucson.
Fr. O’Carroll served as Parochial Vicar of Holy Cross Parish in Tucson, Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament in Miami, Immaculate Conception in Douglas, St. Thomas the Apostle in Phoenix, and as pastor of St. Henry in Buckeye and St. Paul in Phoenix where he retired in 2008. In his retirement, he served throughout the diocese and in 2010 he was the Administrator of St. Luke Parish.
Services: Funeral Mass will be held September 6, 2018, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Parish, 330 West Coral Gables Drive, Phoenix. Burial will be at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Killybegs, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.