Michael Donnelly (priest)

Michael Thomas Donnelly (born June 4, 1927 — died 1982) was a Roman Catholic missionary priest from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was born to Teresa Fitzpatrick Donnelly and Michael Thomas Donnelly. His younger brother, Hugh Patrick Donnelly, resided in Newark, Delaware, USA, until his death in 2015.

He joined the Montfort Missionaries, also known as [[The Company of Mary]], after completing his academic and theological studies at Montfort College in Romsey, Hampshire, UK. From the late 1950s through the early 1970s, Father Michael worked as a Missionary priest in Pirimiti, Southern Region, Zomba District, Malawi, formerly the Nyasaland Protectorate, on the continent of Africa. While in Malawi, Father Michael was successful in his efforts to build a church and school for the mission. Indeed, it was during this time in his clergical career that he made the most meaningful contributions to humanity and the people of Malawi, whom he greatly loved. He was fluent in Chichewa.

When on sabbatical, Father Michael would take residence at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Parish, a ministry of the Montfort Missionaries in Ozone Park, Queens, NY. Additionally, he would also reside with his younger brother, Hugh, and his family in Newark, Delaware. While in Delaware, Father Donnelly would occasionally say mass at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Newark. His affable, compassionate and intelligent manner helped him establish many friendships among missionary and diocesan priests and nuns and parishioners in both locations.

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