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Archives Rites held for Fr. Vinci, former pastor in Malone

May 4, 2016

Yonkers, N. Y. –  A Mass of Christian Burial for Pallottine Father Terzo Vinci, 82, a former pastor of St. John VinciBosco Church in Malone, was held Feb. 9 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church where he served as pastor.
Father Vinci died Feb. 4; burial was in his hometown cemetery in Rocca Priora, Italy.

Father Vinci was born in Rocca Priora, near Rome, Jan. 18, 1934 to Paolino and Maria (Luciani) Vinci. He attended the Gregorian and St. John Lateren Universities in Rome.

On Sept. 8, 1952 he made his first Pallottine consecration in his home town and was ordained a priest on Nov. 30, 1958.

In 1960, he was asked by his superiors to come to America to work in Pallottine parishes. Father Vinci served as the pastor of St. John Bosco in Malone, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in East Harlem and, since 1986, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Yonkers.

In Yonkers, he became very involved in the community life, especially the Park Hill area and particularly in the activities of the Italian groups and their families. He was also an influential member of the Human Rights Commission and in 1994 was chosen as the Grand Marshall of the Columbus Day Parade.

Father Vinci served as Chaplain for the Exchange Club, the Armando Rauso Amvets Post, the Frank A. Rea American Legion Post, CIAO, the Columbus League, the Sons of Italy, and the Columbus Day Committee.

For many years, he maintained a religious radio program over the Italian Communications Network. Fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English, the voice of Father Vinci could be heard almost anywhere, in his homilies, in his invocations, and on the streets of Park Hill.

He is survived by his brothers in Italy: Damiano, Eduardo and Quinto. and by several nieces and nephews. One brother, Terenzo, predeceased him in 2014.

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