Cronin, Neil J.

Neil Joseph Cronin, 85, of Stoughton and Falmouth, died on February 13, 2016, at Norwood Hospital from serious illness.

He leaves his wife, Kathleen Comeau Cronin, after 37 loving years of marriage. Born in 1930 in Boston, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. Neil and Catherine O’Brien Cronin. Neil spent his early childhood in West Palm Beach, FL. He graduated from Roslindale High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. He was ordained in 1955 and served his first ministry at St. Pius in Lynn. In following years he was appointed to serve at St. Matthew’s in Dorchester and later to St. Susannah’s in Dedham. The cardinal appointed him as ecumenical liaison for the diocese to other religious denominations within the greater Boston area …

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