Following a 29-year teaching career at St. John’s Prep in Brooklyn and Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School, he entered the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington in 1989. He was ordained to the Priesthood on May 22, 1993 and served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Parochial Vicar of St. Clare (Rosedale) prior to his service to St. Edmund. He was 80 years old.
During his time as Chairman of the Board, Fr. Brophy oversaw many exciting changes at the Prep including the introduction of the International Baccalaureate Program, the construction of the Library Media Center and Fine Arts wing, and the celebration of the school’s 75th Anniversary. He was inducted in the Emmaus Society in 2016.
All funeral and burial arrangements are private. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date. We mourn Fr. Brophy's passing and ask the entire Prep community to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Eternal rest grant unto Fr. Brophy, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.