Bishop Maurus, passed away on June 14, 2024. He was born in Boston on August 8, 1938, son of the late Thomas and Gertrude McNamara. He was baptized Thomas Andrew. He was received into the novitiate on August 15, 1958; made his temporary profession of vows on August 16,1959; professed solemn vows on August 16, 1962; was ordained a priest on June 11, 1966; and ordained a bishop on October 8, 1984.
Bishop Maurus ministered from 1966 to 1981 in Central America, serving in Guatemala and Honduras. In 1982 he returned to the United States, serving as Director of the Hispanic Center, New Bedford, while residing at St. Joseph Friary, Onset. On February 2, 1983, Pope John Paul II appointed him Prelate of Olancho, Honduras. He was ordained a bishop on October 8, 1984, and in 1987 was named Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras, a position he held until his retirement in 2012.
Bishop Maurus is the brother of Donald and Christine Muldoon, the late Ruth and Charles Busa, and the late Mary and Alfred Grzybinski. He is also survived by 142 nieces and nephews.
Bishop Maurus’ visitation will be on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from 4pm to 8pm in St. Joseph Church, 154 South Franklin St., Holbrook, MA 02343 with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:30am in St. Joseph Church. Services will conclude with interment in Friars Cemetery, Andover, MA
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Franciscan Mission Associates, 276 W. Lincoln Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
