Fr. Clement Procopio O.F.M.

Fr. Clement Procopio, O.F.M. passed into eternal life ten days short of his 102nd birthday on Friday, June 4, 2021, at An Oak Grove Manor, Walnut Creek, California , where he has lived for several years. He is survived by many nephews and nieces. Brother of the late Anne Nicolosi, Rose Salerno, Eva McCharles, Mary Novis, Grace Carbin, Anthony Parker (Procopio) and Albert. He was born Salvatore on June 14, 1919 to Paul and Antoinette (Papatola) in Rumford, Maine. He was received into the novitiate on August 15, 1937. He professed first vows on August 16, 1938, solemn vows on August 17, 1941, and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1944. He ministered for many years in our missions in Guatemala and Honduras, and briefly at Our Lady of Peace in Brooklyn. In 1965, he left the order and worked as a diocesan priest in Los Angeles and Phoenix. He was readmitted to the order in 1985, and returned to Central America. He eventually worked in ministries in California and Arizona. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 14th from 8:30-9:30am in St. Christopher Friary Chapel, 19 North Benett St., Boston with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 9:30am. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, 459 River Rd., Andover, MA at 12:30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Province of the Immaculate Conception, 125 Thompson St., NY, NY 10012.