Community mourns death of Ogden Catholic priest
and last updated 2021-01-11 19:43:15-05
OGDEN, Utah â Utah s Catholic community is mourning the loss of Father Rene Rodillas Sunday. Rodillas passed away on Friday in Ogden, just three days after testing positive for COVID-19.
Rodillas was the pastor of St. James the Just Catholic Church in Ogden. Parishioners say they are shocked and heartbroken. The community is hurting, said John Valdez tearfully. It s hard to describe what he must have suffered in those last few days. It certainly has been a tragedy for the whole diocese, said Father Ken Vialpando, the vicar for clergy at the Salt Lake City Diocese. He s well loved.
Local Catholic priest dies after COVID-19 hospitalization
Diocese of Salt Lake City
The late Father Reynato Rene Rodillas (1962-2021)
and last updated 2021-01-09 19:11:06-05
OGDEN, Utah â A priest who served in several Catholic parishes across Utah for more than 13 years has died after contracting COVID-19.
Father Reynato (also known as Rene ) T. Rodillas, 58, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. At one point, he was taken to the emergency room and later released to recover and quarantine at home with oxygen.
His sudden death most likely happened on Friday, the Diocese of Salt Lake City said in an announcement, although the exact date of death was not yet determined by the medical examiner.
Death of Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas
Friday, Jan. 08, 2021
Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas
Dear brother priests, religious sisters, deacons and wives, seminarians, principals, staff and lay faithful,
On behalf of Bishop Solis and the priests of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, I am saddened to announce the sudden death of Father Reynato (Rene) T. Rodillas. He had tested positive with the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, and was sent home from the emergency room with oxygen to quarantine and to recover at home. Date of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner, but was probably on Friday, January 8, 2021. He was 58 years old, soon to turn 59 this month.