Submitted by: Dan Rich

Rev. George P Benaglia CSC

Feb. 23, 1906 – Sept. 20, 1982

South Bend Tribune 9/21/1982

Rev. George P Benaglia CSC, 76, died Sunday at Holy Cross House on the campus of the University of Notre Dame where he was living in retirement. He was a member of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was born Feb. 23, 1906 in Tauton, Mass., and attended the high school seminary at Notre Dame, taking his first vows in 1923. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1928 and made his perpetual vows the same year. After furthering his theological studies at Holy Cross College, Washington DC, he was ordained to the priesthood on Feb. 24, 1933 at St. Mary’s Church, Baltimore, Md. He then continued studies for a masters degree in the classics at Washington DC’s Catholic University.

Father Benaglia was instrumental in founding the Eastern Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross and spent the years from 1935 to 1955 at North Easton, Mass. He also taught for many years in the seminary of Our Lady of Holy Cross. In 1948 he became the first president of Stonehill College in North Easton and from 1949 to 1959 he continued at Stonehill as vice-president. He later served as president of King'’ College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. from 1955 to 1964. After a sabbatical year in Rome he moved to Arizona and served as chaplain at the University of Arizona’s Newman Club. Retiring in 1972 he moved to Cocoa Beach, Fla. where he remained until 1980 when he moved to Holy Cross House, Notre Dame.

Services will be at Stonehill College Chapel in North Easton. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Holy Cross House Chapel at Notre Dame.