Reverend Lourduraj Gally Gregory
June 25, 1958 - October 13, 2022
Beloved pastor and chaplain, Father Lourduraj Gally Gregory, died suddenly at Immaculate Conception Parish in Copperton, Utah where he was serving as pastor, on October 13th, 2022 at the age of 64. The cause of death was heart disease.
Born June 25, 1958 in Manambathi Kandigai, Tamil Nadu, India to Gally and Margaretta Gregory, he attended Catholic Schools in India and was ordained April 22, 1987 for the Archdiocese of Madras Mylapore and incardinated in the new Diocese of Chingleput, India. Father is survived by his mother, Margaretta, three sisters, Josephine, Francisca and Angela Mary and younger brother Kanickairaj who reside in India. He served in various assignments in his home diocese.
Following seventeen years of ministry in India, he traveled to the United States as an extern priest to serve eighteen years in the Diocese of Salt Lake City, where he was formally incardinated August 18, 2011. He was naturalized a U. S. citizen on August 7, 2015.
Father Gally served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Ambrose Parish, in Salt Lake City, and Pastor of Saint Patrick Parish in Salt Lake City and later Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Magna. His final assignment was as Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, in Copperton and Chaplain for Saint Joseph Villa Senior Center and for the Carmelite Nuns.
In addition to his parish assignments, Father also served as hospital chaplain at Salt Lake Regional Hospital and the Veterans Medical Center. His kindness, patience and concern for people of all faiths made him very effective in providing pastoral care for the sick and elderly. During his eighteen years in Utah Father Gally was the faithful servant who gave his life for the good of others. Given modern technology, Father was able to visit daily with his family members in India.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, with a Vigil Service held at the Cathedral the evening prior, November 3, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Father Gally, at his request, will be buried in India. Arrangements, courtesy of Starks Funeral Parlor.
In Loving Memory
Father Gally was our priest at Our Lady of Lourdes Magna. He was wonderful. He'll be greatly missed. Rest in peace Fr. Thank you for everything. My God rest his soul in peace. ��
I so enjoyed Father in his tenure at Our Lady of Lourdes in Magna. He was always so kind to me on my day to count the collection. He always appreciated the treats I brought him and he brought me a beautiful gift from India when he came home from vacation. He was so loving and dedicated. I have missed him. Sincere sympathy to his family. May they find peace in knowing he has earned his heavenly reward over and over again and is sitting at God's table. Rest in peace my friend.
May you rest in peace Father.
We were blessed to have Father Gally with us at St. Ambrose. I am grateful for having him in our lives.
A very wonderful friend has left us...A very precious person now is not with us... May he rest in The loving hands of Jesus...
May the love of God bring peace to your hearts and give you strength during this time of sorrow.
I met Father Gally when he was at St. Ambrose. He loved going to Wendover with us. When he was becoming a citizen of the United States he went over all the questions on the test with us. He knew more about the United States than most of us did. When he was at St. Patrick's he blessed my cat. When they had their carnival he was in the dunking both. The kids had so much fun trying to dunk him. I will miss you. Terri
When Father Gally was new to St Ambrose Parish, he joined our family at home in Deer Valley to offer Mass for our 35th Wedding Anniversary. He was responsible for my becoming a chaplain after retirement from education. I attended his graduation from Clinical Pastoral Education and chaplain training and that spurred me to take the same journey. He has joined us many times in our home and we loved having him with us. We often shared dinner with Father Gally at local Indian restauarants where he always took photos of us together to share with his family. One point of great pride was witnessing him becoming a US citizen. Father Gally was holy and entirely devoted to his calling to the priesthood. We will truly miss him. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
I am so sorry to hear of his passing. He was a kind and gentle man. Peace to you Father.
What a great loss to our diocese. Father Gally was always so kind, humble, and devoted to our faith. He gets all the credit for getting me to recite the rosary regularly on Sundays before mass. We did not have Father Gally very long at Immaculate Conception before he passed away. I have never lost a parish priest before. It's been really hard. A cute story . . . Father always had trouble remembering my name. When he forgot my husband's name, I teased him that he shouldn't forget it because it was one of the 4 Gospels, Luke. One day when I was at mass without my husband, he asked, "Where's St. Luke?" Oh boy did my husband love hearing about that!
What a kind and peaceful man. I had the opportunity of associating with Father Gally as a fellow chaplain with the World Spiritual Health Organization (WSHO). I will forever remember the Washing of the Hands Ceremony that he did each year at the annual Chaplain Graduation, and I'm honored I was able to participate in that ceremony with him on multiple occasions. He will be missed.
In Loving Memory
