Msgr. William Francis Poyatt, 85, who served in the Camden Diocese for over 60 years, died Sunday, Oct. 17.
Born in Camden on Dec. 30, 1924, and raised in Haddon Township, Msgr. Poyatt attended Camden Catholic High School. He went to St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., and St. Mary’s Seminary, Md., before being ordained on June 11, 1949, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden.
His first assignment was at St. Monica, Atlantic City, from 1949-50, as parochial vicar.
He was pastor at five parishes in the diocese: Our Lady of the Angels, Cape May Court House (1961-63); Our Lady Queen of Peace, Pitman (1963-67); St. Jude, Blackwood (1967-75); St. Isidore, Vineland (1975-78); and St. Anne, Westville (1978-90).
From 1990-2005, he resided at St. Francis de Sales, Barrington, first as
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