Reverend Daniel O'Sullivan

Reverend Daniel O’Sullivan passed from this life on May 6, 2023, at the age of 89.

Father O’Sullivan was born on December 29, 1933, and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 4, 1960.

Father O’Sullivan served as Pastor of St. Francis Of Assisi Parish, Ray Township; St. Vincent Parish, Detroit; and St. Boniface Parish, Detroit. He also served as Parochial Vicar at St. Dorothy Parish, Center Line; Sacred Heart Mission, Brown City; Our Lady of Refuge Parish, Orchard Lake; Patronage of St. Joseph Parish, Detroit; and St. Dennis Parish, Royal Oak. Father O’Sullivan also served at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

Father O’Sullivan is predeceased by his parents, Daniel and Anne (Clarke) O’Sullivan, and his sisters, Bridget DeWitte and Mary Eileen Mulrenan. He is survived by his brother, Eugene (Lynn) and fifteen nieces and nephews; as well as thirty-two great nieces and great nephews.

Visitation for Father O’Sullivan will take place on Wednesday, May 10, from 2 – 8 p.m., with Rosary at 6 p.m. and Scripture Service at 7 p.m., at National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, 2100 W. Twelve Mile Road, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073. Father O’Sullivan will lie in state on Thursday, May 11 at 9:30 a.m. until the time of his funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. Entombment will take place privately at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, St. James Mausoleum, 17100 Van Dyke Avenue, Detroit.

Kindly pray for the repose of the soul of Father Daniel O’Sullivan.