Fr. Peter Chirico, Theologian 04

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Fr. Peter Chirico, Theologian 04

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Mike Penney

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fr. peter chirico, theologian june 2003, seattle, washington Sulpician Father Peter Chirico, who taught for many years at St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore, died May 6. He was 89.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, on May 26, 1956, and was admitted to the Society of St. Sulpice in 1958. He was educated at St. John’s University in New York, St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

He was a professor of dogma and theology at St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore (1960-1969, 1976-1978 and 1979-1982) and at seminaries in Kentucky and California. He also served as a lecturer at the University of San Francisco, Gonzaga University and the University of Iowa, and was an instructor in the graduate theology programs of Seattle University, according to the Archives of the Archdiocese of Seattle.

He served as theologian-in-residence for the Archdiocese of Seattle (1977-1986 and 1989-2003) and sat on the Moral Advisory Board of the Washington State Catholic Conference (1979-1982). He was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Seattle in 1996 and retired from teaching and pastoral work in 2003.

In an email announcing Father Chirico’s death, Vicar for Clergy Father Gary Zender wrote, “He was known for his brilliant and animated manner of presenting his material and he made a deep impact on many of our priests who were taught by him in the seminary as well as our lay ecclesial ministers and the people of God who were privileged to hear his lectures.”

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