- Date Of Birth: March 18, 1944
- Date Of Death: July 29, 2020
- State: Connecticut
Monsignor Gene Gianelli died in Milford, CT on July 29, 2020. He was born in New Haven on March 18, 1944 to the late Salvatore and Irene (Kaman) Gianelli. He studied for the priesthood at Saint Bernard Seminary, Rochester, N.Y. where he received a Master’s Degree in Sacramental Theology. He was ordained by the late Most Reverend John F. Whealon on May 23, 1970 at Saint Joseph Cathedral, Hartford. He served as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi, Wethersfield; as secretary to Archbishop Whealon; as co-pastor/pastor of Most Holy Trinity, Wallingford; and as pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption, Woodbridge from 1992 to January 2019. During years of priesthood he served on various Archdiocesan commissions and committees.
Monsignor Gene is survived by his sister, Dorie Brown, and her husband Timothy, of Dunedin, FL; his nephew, Timothy Brown of Palm Harbor, FL; his nephew, Gene Brown and his wife Karen, of Durham. He is also survived by grand-nephews Andrew Gene, Gregory David, Mitchell Kaman of Durham, and Matthew Gene of Palm Harbor, FL.
