Fr. John Horgan entered eternal life on October 19, 2022.
Father John was born in the USA on December 30, 1958. He studied at Harvard University and completed seminary studies in Rome. Pope St. John Paul II ordained him to the priesthood on May 25, 1986. Father John served the Archdiocese of Vancouver in many ways. He sat on numerous councils and committees, including serving as our Guild’s Spiritual Advisor.
He was chaplain to Vancouver General, St. Paul’s, and Mount St. Joseph Hospitals; to the Knights of Malta and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; to the Musqueam Band; and to Vancouver College. His first pastorate was Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Vancouver (1998-2013), followed by St. Pius X Parish in North Vancouver (2013-2021), and finally Immaculate Conception Parish in Vancouver (2021-2022). Throughout his life, Father John loved reading, amassing a collection of over 14,000 books, and even writing his own on Angels, as well as numerous articles.
Many remember Fr. John speaking eloquently about the Saints he loved, and whose relics he collected over the years.
Let us remember Fr. John Horgan in our prayers, along with his family.
Hear with favour our prayers which we humbly offer, O Lord,
for the salvation of the soul of John, your servant and Priest,
that he, who devoted a faithful ministry to your name,
may rejoice in the perpetual company of your Saints.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.