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Go-to priest, who ‘built the Catholic heart of Utah,’ dies after a life of service

Monsignor Terrence Fitzgerald, vicar general under four Utah bishops and one of the most influential Catholic priests in the state’s history, has died.

For decades, a short, wiry priest was the go-to guy in Utah’s Catholic diocese.
Like an Energizer Bunny, Monsignor J. Terrence Fitzgerald was a “consummate problem solver,” observers said, managing many ministries and services with finesse and aplomb… [6716 chars]

Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Published: 2026-01-16T13:00:01Z

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