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| Reverend Philip A. Cardenzana |
| June 10, 1939 - July 24, 2005 |
Colfax, Iowa
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| Visitation: 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. July 26, 2005 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church |
| Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. July 27, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Newton, Iowa |
| Graveside Service: 2:30 p.m. July 27, 2005 at St. Mary's Cemetry Albia, Iowa |
Reverend Philip A. Cardenzana, age 66, of Colfax, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at Skiff Medical
Center in Newton. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Newton. The Most Reverend William Franklin, Bishop of Davenport will officiate. Burial will be at St. Mary’s
Cemetery in Albia at 2:30 p.m. Visitation for Fr. Phil will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Colfax from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. A rosary will be recited
at 5:30 p.m. led by the Knights of Columbus. There will be a parish vigil service beginning at 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be given to Hospice of Jasper County or Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Colfax. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.
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The son of John and Mary Ann (Toigo) Cardenzana, Fr. Phil was born on June 10, 1939, in Albia,
Iowa. Father attended Washington Public Grade School and Lincoln Junior High in Albia. When he was fourteen years old, he
caught a train for Worthington, Ohio, and enrolled in the Pontifical College Josephinum as a high school freshman. The rest
of academic career was spent at the Pontifical College. He received a B.A in 1961 and was trained in theology at the college.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Most Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate, at the Pontifical College Josephinum on
May 29, 1965.
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After ordination, Father was assigned as an assistant to St. Paul’s, Burlington, until
1969. From Burlington, Father moved to St. Patrick’s, Ottumwa, as an associate pastor. He served there until 1971 when
he became the administrator of St. Joseph’s, Montrose, while serving as the Religious Education Coordinator for Aquinas
High School in Fr. Madison. In 1980, he was appointed the pastor of St. Mary’s, Albia, where they dedicated a new church
in 1981. While serving as pastor of St. Mary’s, he was also the administrator of St. Patrick’s, Georgetown, from
1981 to 1983. In 1985, he became the pastor of St. Mary’s, Dodgeville and St. Mary’s, Wapello. He served there
until 1988 when he was appointed pastor of St. Anthony’s, Knoxville. While remaining pastor of St. Anthony’s,
he was also appointed pastor of St. Mary’s, Pella, and Sacred Heart, Melcher. He was the Shepard of all three parishes
until 1996 when be moved to Colfax and served as the parochial vicar for Immaculate Conception, Colfax, and Sacred Heart,
Newton. He became the pastor of Immaculate Conception 1999 and served there until his retirement on December 1, 2004.
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Father served the diocese by being a member of the Presbyteral Council in 1985. He also was
a member of the Holy Childhood Association Committee from 1987 to 1996. Since retirement, Father has resided at the rectory
at Immaculate Conception, Colfax.
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Father Phil is survived by his sister, Mary Jo Weber and her husband Jerry of Eldridge, Iowa;
three brothers, John Cardenzana and his wife Jane of Ottumwa, James Cardenzana and his wife Sheryl of Reeds Spring, Missouri,
and Stephen Cardenzana and his wife Janet of Rogers, Arkansas; as well as several loving nieces and nephews. Preceding him
in death were his parents and a brother, David in 1971
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