Father Matty & Saint Patrick's Cathedral - 2010
Catedral del padre Matty y San Patricio - 2010

Father Matty & Saint Patrick's Cathedral - 2010
Father Rick Matty in 2010 & Saint Patrick's Cathedral parishioners, Good Friday procession on Arizona Street in El Paso, Texas. Richard Matty was born in Ohio , was ordained a priest on May 28, 1983 for the Society of Mary. He came to El Paso in 1986 and was the founding executive director of Diocesan Migrant and Refugee services. He was named the first priest of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Fr Matty was also appointed administrator of the Diocese of El Paso from 1995 to 1996 which was followed by his appointment as rector of Saint Patrick Cathedral on July 1, 1997. He held this assignment until July 16, 2012, at the age of 57, he died while on a trip to Chicago.
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