Rev. Raul H. Mattei

The Rev. Raul Herminio Mattei died February 5, 2015 while in hospice care in Titusville, N.J. He was 92.

Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he attended divinity school at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., receiving his B.A., B.D., S.T.M., and M.Div. degrees.

For 11 years, he was the rector of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Trenton, N.J. While there, he founded the St. Michael’s Church Hispanic Seniors Center, worked with the Old Trenton Neighborhood Development Corporation, served on the board of Mercer Street Friends Center, and ministered with Trenton Ecumenical Area Mission.

He previously served as rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Corinth, Miss.; St. Mary’s, Vicksburg, Miss.; and Christ Church, Vicksburg, Miss., St. Alban’s Church in Bovina, Miss., and at Iglesia San Marcos in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He also was a teacher at All Saints Episcopal School in Vicksburg, Miss.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Antonia Castillo Mattei of Trenton, N.J.; his father, Gerónimo Mattei Cintrón of Ponce, Puerto Rico; his mother, Carmen Sanchez Mattei and his sister, Cruz Mattei, both of Denton, Texas.

He is survived by his children, Fr. Cornelius (Raul) Mattei of East Setauket, N.Y., Peter Mattei of El Cajon, Calif.; Carmen Greenlee of Brunswick, Maine; Mike Mattei of Titusville, N.J., Dr. C. Antonia Mattei of Flemington, N.J. and Al Mattei of Trenton, N.J.; his sister-in-law, Nancy Castillo of Paradise, Calif., and his children-in law Linda Mattei of Titusville, N.J. and David White of Flemington, N.J. He also is survived by his beloved grandchildren, Alexander Greenlee of Portland, Maine; David White of Flemington, N.J., Maria White of Flemington, N.J. Barry Foster Mattei of Titusville, N.J. and Ana White of Flemington, N.J.; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A Memorial Mass will be held at Trinity Cathedral, 801 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ, on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 10 AM. Interment will be private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington, N.J. There are no calling hours. Friends and family are invited to a repast in the church following the service.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.