Jun 10, 2013 / 15:49 pm
Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, an auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Brooklyn diocese, died June 7 from injuries received in a May 30 car accident.
"We mourn the passing of Bishop Joseph Sullivan," Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn said. "During his tenure, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens became a nationally recognized provider of social services."
"Even in retirement, Bishop Joe continued to serve on many boards for Catholic hospitals and health institutions. He epitomized the best of our Church's teaching and the fundamental option for the poor. He was an outstanding priest."
After being critically injured in a three-car collision in Syosset, on Long Island, Bishop Sullivan was airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow.