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Feb. 24, 2020
Jesuit Father Patrick J. Cahalan, retired chancellor of Loyola Marymount University and a graduate of his order’s Bellarmine High School in San Jose, died Feb. 14 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 86 years old.
Father Cahalan entered the Jesuits in 1952 going on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Jesuits’ Gonzaga, Santa Clara and Loyola universities.
“Father Cahalan’s bold vision was formed by his devotion to education and his deep faith,” the Jesuits said in a statement. “Historian, educator, administrator, and above all, Jesuit priest, Father Cahalan left an indelible impact on generations of high school and university students and their families.”
Father Cahalan served for 27 years at Loyola High School in Los Angeles and was appointed chancellor at Loyola Marymount in 2002.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated March 7, 11 a.m., Sacred Heart Chapel, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, with interment in Santa Clara Mission Cemetery March 9, 10 a.m.
Remembrances may be made to Society of Jesus, Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, 300 College Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95030.