Obituary: Reverend Father Edmundo Gomez

| 02/17/2025

By: The Good Newsroom

Father Gomez served as parochial vicar of the Church of St. Helena in the Bronx from 1990 to 2004, during which time he was incardinated into the archdiocese on December 28, 1994

Reverend Father Edmundo Gomez, 85, retired parochial vicar of the Church of St. Helena in the Bronx, entered eternal life on February 9, 2025.

Born in Colombia on October 26, 1939, Father Edmundo Gomez was ordained in his native country on June 8, 1969. He began his service in the Bronx as parochial vicar at Saints Peter and Paul from 1981 to 1990. He then moved to the Church of St. Helena, serving as parochial vicar from 1990 to 2004, during which time he was incardinated into the archdiocese on December 28, 1994. Father Gomez then served as pastor of St. John Vianney, the Bronx, from 2004 to 2008, before returning to the Church of St. Helena in 2009 as parochial vicar.

REQUIEM MASS
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 ⦁ 7 p.m.
Church of St. Helena (En Español)
1315 Olmstead Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
718-892-3234

Most Reverend Joseph A. Espaillat, principal celebrant
Reverend Father José Sarano, homilist

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 ⦁ 11 a.m. (English)
Church of St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus
2855 St. Theresa Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
718-892-1900

Most Reverend Edmund J. Whalen, principal celebrant
Reverend Monsignor Thomas Derivan, homilist

Entrusted to the care of the Porta Coeli-San German Funeral Home, Bronx

INTERMENT
Colombia, South America

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