- Date Of Birth: July 11, 1934
- Date Of Death: April 20, 2018
- State: New York
Born in New York, NY on July 11, 1934 – Departed on April 20, 2018 and resided in Bronx, NY.
Father Neil Graham, a retired Roman Catholic priest who served the Archdiocese of New York and its people for nearly 60 years, died Friday from injuries suffered in a fall. He was 83. Born July 11, 1934, in New York City, he was the son of the late Patrick Graham and Anne (O’Donnell) Graham.
He was ordained on May 30, 1959, starting religious service in both English and Spanish. Parish churches he served included: St. Gregory the Great and St. Emeric, both in Manhattan; St. Mary, in Newburgh; Our Lady of Victory and St. Margaret Mary, both in the Bronx; and St. John the Evangelist, in White Plains. Father Graham also served a term as the New York Archdiocese’s Hispanic Vicar.
He also was named a monsignor, a title he happily held, but did not emphasize. Along with the Catholic faith, he loved Latino people of all nations, baseball, particularly the New York Mets, music, and most of all, family. Survivors include his sisters, Ann Graham, of Bronxville, and Sister Patricia Graham, CND, of the Bronx, as well as many nieces, nephews, and their children.
