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Fr. Robert Alan Girardeau, 48, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Americus, GA and Friar (Chaplain) for Knights of Columbus Fr Peter Whelan 4th Degree Assembly 178, died March 20, 2011 in Americus. A Memorial Service was held March 22 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus with visitation and a Rosary March 23 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Statesboro, GA. The Funeral Mass will be held at noon on Thursday, March 24 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, GA followed by burial at the Catholic Cemetery.
Fr. Bob Girardeau was born Nov. 25, 1962, in San Diego, Calif. He later moved with his family to Brooklet, Ga., near Statesboro. He was ordained by Bishop Raymond W. Lessard on June 5, 1993 at the Cathedral in Savannah.
After ordination, he spent time at Cathedral and St. James in Savannah and at St. Mary’s on the Hill in Augusta as a Parochial Vicar. In 2001, he was named Pastor of St. Joseph’s in Waycross and its mission, St. Raymond’s, in Alma. He was then assigned as Pastor to Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbus and its mission, St. Mary Magdelen, in Buena Vista in 2003. He moved to his next parish, St. Mary’s in Americus, in 2008 and was given charge of the mission in Montezuma, St. Michael’s, in 2010. He also served on the Presbyteral Council (2004 – 2007) and on the College of Consultors.
“The untimely and unexpected death of Father Robert Girardeau is a sad moment for Father Girardeau’s family and the diocesan family,” Bishop J. Kevin Boland said in a statement. “I extend my deepest sympathy and prayers to Father Girardeau’s mother, brothers and extended family. For 18 years Father Girardeau served the people of this diocese in a quiet, faithful and unassuming manner. He was a man of simplicity of heart. His kindly and gracious demeanor was a hallmark of his spirituality.”
Please pray for the happy repose of his soul and for the comfort of his family and friends.
Eternal Rest grant unto Robert, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine up on him!
May he rest in peace.
Fr. Bob Girardeau was born Nov. 25, 1962, in San Diego, Calif. He later moved with his family to Brooklet, Ga., near Statesboro. He was ordained by Bishop Raymond W. Lessard on June 5, 1993 at the Cathedral in Savannah.
After ordination, he spent time at Cathedral and St. James in Savannah and at St. Mary’s on the Hill in Augusta as a Parochial Vicar. In 2001, he was named Pastor of St. Joseph’s in Waycross and its mission, St. Raymond’s, in Alma. He was then assigned as Pastor to Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbus and its mission, St. Mary Magdelen, in Buena Vista in 2003. He moved to his next parish, St. Mary’s in Americus, in 2008 and was given charge of the mission in Montezuma, St. Michael’s, in 2010. He also served on the Presbyteral Council (2004 – 2007) and on the College of Consultors.
“The untimely and unexpected death of Father Robert Girardeau is a sad moment for Father Girardeau’s family and the diocesan family,” Bishop J. Kevin Boland said in a statement. “I extend my deepest sympathy and prayers to Father Girardeau’s mother, brothers and extended family. For 18 years Father Girardeau served the people of this diocese in a quiet, faithful and unassuming manner. He was a man of simplicity of heart. His kindly and gracious demeanor was a hallmark of his spirituality.”
Please pray for the happy repose of his soul and for the comfort of his family and friends.
Eternal Rest grant unto Robert, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine up on him!
May he rest in peace.
