Obituary of Rev. Cyril F. Pereira

TROY- Rev. Cyril F. Pereira, 93, of Troy, Entered Eternal Life on February 6, 2022, at the Teresian House in Albany. A native of Bombay, India, where he was born and raised, Rev. Cyril attended St. Alphonse's Theological College and became an ordained priest of the Redemptorist Order in India in 1954 for 17 years prior to emigrating to the United States in 1970. He came to the Albany Diocese in 1971 and served as an associate at the former St. Mary's Church in Troy, the former St. Patrick's and St. Brigid's in Watervliet. He served as pastor of St. Cecilia's in Warrensburg and the former St. Patrick's in Troy. Father Pereira, who retired in 2000 said "there is no higher calling" than the priesthood. Father is survived by several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, the late Andrew B. and Josephine I. Pereira, he is also predeceased by his sisters Sr. Mary Edith, Sylvia DeCunha and Cleophas Pereira and brother, Quentin Pereira. The Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial will be on Monday Morning February 28th at 11 o'clock from St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church, 28 State Street, Downtown Troy. A period of visitation will precede the funeral mass from 9 to 11 am at the church. Entombment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Troy. Flowers are gratefully declined. Contributions in Rev. Cyril's memory may be made to: Missionary of Charity, 335 East 145th Street, Bronx, NY 10451 or Catholic Relief Services, PO Box 17122, Baltimore, MD 21203 Arrangements have been entrusted to Riverview Funeral Home, Inc. Troy, NY. Visitation 9:00 am - 11:00 am Monday, February 28, 2022 Church of St. Anthony of Padua 28 State Street Troy, New York, United States 12180 Funeral Liturgy 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Monday, February 28, 2022 Church of St. Anthony of Padua 28 State Street Troy, New York, United States 12180 Entombment 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Monday, February 28, 2022 St. Mary's Cemetery 79 Brunswick Rd Troy, New York, United States 12180