Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven where Fr. Peter in Mount Clemens in 1990.īut it was during his assignment at St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven in Detroit (1984-88), Fr. Malachy in Sterling Heights (1983) and St. Basil the Great in Eastpointe (1980-83), St. Dearden of Detroit on June 6, 1975, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.Īfter completing associate pastor assignments at the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak (1975-80), St. Mary’s Seminary and the University in Baltimore in 1988, a master’s in educational administration and supervision from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1990, and a doctorate in general administration and supervision from Wayne State University in Detroit in 2000.įr. Cooney also earned a master’s in moral theology from the University of Detroit in 1973, a post-theology doctorate in pastoral theology from St. John’s Provincial Seminary in Plymouth in 1975.Ī prolific student, Fr. He earned a bachelor’s in English from Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit in 1970 before obtaining a master of divinity from St. Michael Noel Cooney was born March 10, 1948, to Irish-born parents, Michael and Elizabeth Cooney, in Detroit, one of four children. 26 after an extended bout with medical issues, including a recent diagnosis of COVID-19.

Over 30 years, the Detroit-born, Irish-American priest left his mark on the parish and established its reputation as a welcoming, engaged community.įr. Peter Parish in Mount Clemens for three decades. MOUNT CLEMENS - Known for being a detail-oriented priest who went the extra mile to know his parishioners and charming his staff with his soft Irish demeanor, Fr.

The American Pope by John Cooney