Father Healey and Father Mahoney after Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Francis Church in Wakefield, RI.

Father Healey and Father Mahoney after Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Francis Church in Wakefield, RI.

Bishop Tobin has assigned Father Daniel M. Mahoney as the new Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church and School. Father begins his assignment on July 1, 2021. Bishop Tobin ordained Father Mahoney on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.

Father Mahoney, 33, is the son of Terrance and Carol Mahoney, of Saint Francis Parish, Wakefield. He has three siblings and studied for the priesthood at Saint John’s Seminary, Brighton, Mass. He is an alumnus of Providence College, Rhode Island College, CCRI, and South Kingstown High School. On Sunday, June 6 he celebrated his Mass of Thanksgiving. at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Wakefield.

The newly ordained Father Mahoney imparts his first priestly blessing upon Bishop Tobin at the Ordination Mass on June 5, 2021.

The newly ordained Father Mahoney imparts his first priestly blessing upon Bishop Tobin at the Ordination Mass on June 5, 2021.