Rev. Paul H. Gallatin

Father Gallatin died April 5 at his home in Oklahoma City. Father Gallatin was born on Nov. 3, 1931, in Tulsa to Paul and Esther (Wallace) Gallatin. After attending Marquette School and Marquette High School in Tulsa, he studied at Saint John’s Seminary in Little Rock. He was ordained a priest at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa on May 24, 1958.
 
He faithfully served the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and later the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, for more than 60 years. Father Gallatin served as pastor of Saint Joseph, Buffalo, (1965-67); Saint Mary, Ardmore (1967-71); Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City (1971-1982); Saint Francis Xavier, Enid and its mission (1982-88), and Saint Charles Borromeo, Oklahoma City (1988-2008). He served as associate pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo, Oklahoma City (1958-65). Although he retired from active ministry in 2008, he continued to serve the archdiocese filling in where needed.
 
Among his many honors, Father Gallatin received the Fr. Stanley Rother Faithful Shepherd Award in 2017, and the National Federation of Priests’ Council’s (NFPC) President’s Award in 1991. In addition to serving his parishes, he served on the board of directors of Saint Ann Nursing Home, on the Vocations Board, Priests’ Council, the national board of the NFPC, as state chaplain for YCS, and as Regional Vicar for Region VII.
 
He is survived by niece Teresa O’Rourke, nephews Donald O’Rourke, Paul O’Rourke and Stephen O’Rourke, and many great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Mary Catherine Allbritton, and his brother, Patrick Joseph Gallatin.
 
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on April 11 at Saint Charles Borromeo. Archbishop Coakley was the main celebrant and Father Don Wolf was homilist. Father Gallatin was buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
 
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Saint Charles Borromeo’s Social Ministry.

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