Saturday, October 19, 2013

Rev. John Grange, Who Welcomed Bronx’s Latinos, Dies at 73

 

Rev. John Grange, Who Welcomed Bronx’s Latinos, Dies at 73

James Estrin/The New York Times

Father Grange with parishioners in 2004. He spent most of his career at St. Jerome’s parish in the Mott Haven neighborhood.

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: October 17, 2013

The Rev. John Grange, a Spanish-speaking son of Irish-Americans who helped rebuild the impoverished South Bronx parish where he was raised into a more hospitable and promising place for Hispanic immigrants to New York City, died on Thursday in the Bronx. He was 73.

Rev. John Grange, Who Welcomed Bronx’s Latinos, Dies at 73
Rafael Martinez Alequin
Sat, 19 Oct 2013 16:52:00 GMT