We are all saddened to hear about the passing of one of our former Pastors, Monsignor Richard A. Hughes. Here is a brief biography of Monsignor. Please remember to pray for his soul, the soul of his sister, Mary, who passed away just a week earlier, and family:

Monsignor Hughes was born on October 10, 1928 in Washington, D.C. His seminary studies were at Saint Charles College, Catonsville, Maryland, Saint Mary’s Seminary, Paca Street, Baltimore, and at the North American College in Rome with classes at the Gregorian University. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1952 at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. His first assignment as Parochial Vicar was at the Church of the Little Flower, Bethesda and in 1962 as Parochial Vicar at Saint Teresa of Avila Parish, Washington, D.C. In 1965, he was named Pastor of Holy Angels Parish, Avenue, Maryland and in 1968 Pastor of Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish, Seat Pleasant, Maryland. He was named Pastor of Saint Mark the Evangelist Parish, Hyattsville, Maryland in 1970, then Pastor of Saint Michael Parish, Baden, Maryland in 1987, and in 1994 Pastor of Saint Mary of the Assumption Parish, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He retired in 2007 and resided at Mount Calvary Parish, Forestville, Maryland. In 2013 he moved into Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Hyattsville, Maryland. Monsignor Hughes was named a Papal Chamberlain in 1972 and a Domestic Prelate in 1978. He served on the Priest Senate, as Censor Librorum for the Archdiocese of Washington, and was a member of the Archdiocesan Board of Education, as Parish Priest Examiner. He was Dean of Southern Prince George’s County, a Chaplain of the Maryland Knights of Columbus Councils 4076, 3022, 1955, and on many boards and councils for Prince George’s County.