Fr. Neal William McDermott, OP (1933-2019)

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fr. Neal William McDermott, OP. Fr. Neal died at 11:30 PM on May 8, 2019, in New Orleans, LA.

Funeral Arrangements
Thursday, May 16, 2019,  6:30-8:30 PM
Visitation, including Vespers (Office of the Dead)
Schoen Funeral Home Chapel
3827 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA

Friday, May 17, 2019
12:00-1:00 PM
Visitation, St. Dominic Church, New Orleans, LA
1:00 PM
Funeral Mass, followed by burial at Rosaryville Cemetery
Ponchatoula, LA
Lunch following the burial.
 

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Born
February 14, 1933, Carman, Manitoba, Canada
Baptized
February 21, 1933
Novitiate
Winona, MN, 1954-1955 (St. Albert the Great Province)
Profession
Simple, St. Peter Martyr Priory, Winona, WN, Aug. 31, 1955
Solemn, Dominican House of Studies, River Forest, IL, Aug. 31, 1959
Ordination
Diaconate, St. Rose Priory, Dubuque, IA, 1960
Priesthood, St. Rose Priory, Dubuque, IA, June 3, 1961

Education
Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 1952-1954
St. Thomas Pontifical College, 1955-1958, Ph.B., Ph.L.
Aquinas Institute of Theology, June 1961, S.T.Lr.
University of Chicago, March 1971. M.A.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1982-1984, D.Min.
                                
Ministerial Experience 

• Latin Instructor, Fenwick High School, 1962-1964
• Chaplain and Asst. Professor Theology, Edgewood College, Madison, WI, 1964-1967
• Director of Religious Affairs, Asst. Professor of Psychology, Barry College, Miami, FL, 1974-1976
• Director Campus Ministry, St. Louis University, 1976-1982
• Associate Director, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1982-1984
• Superior, Atlanta, 1982-1984
• Associate Campus Minister, Loyola University, 1984 - 1990 (by 1988 Dean of Campus Ministry)
• Pastor, St. Dominic Parish, New Orleans, LA, July 1990-2001
• In New Orleans also Vicar Forane, City Park-Gentilly Deanery, Archdiocese of New Orleans
• Priest Senate (Religious Order Rep), 1998-2000, New Orleans, LA
• Executive Director, Department of Christian Formation, Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2001-2012
• Director of Special Projects for Archbishop of New Orleans, 2012 -2013

• Limited Service, St. Anthony of Padua Priory, New Orleans, LA 2013-2016
• Limited Service, Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center, 2016-May 8, 2019