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Mount St. Michael Celebrates Installation of New President

The Installation of the 6th President of Mount St. Michael Academy, Bro. Michael Flanigan, FMS.


 


BRONX - Mount St. Michael Academy celebrated the Installation of the new President, Bro. Michael Flanigan, FMS on September 27, 2024. More than 700 members of the school community including students, alumni, faculty, friends, and Marist Brothers attended the ceremony.



 

Bro. Michael who began his tenure as the sixth President of Mount St. Michael Academy on July 1, 2024, was formally installed during the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Mass was presided over by Mount Alum, Fr. Richard LaMorte, from the Class of '54. Leading the installation ceremony was Bro. Dan O’Riordan, Provincial of the Marist Brothers' U.S. Province.

 

Brother Michael brings a wealth of ministerial experiences to his new position. He has been a teacher and campus minister at the following Marist schools: Our Lady of Lourdes, Poughkeepsie, St. Agnes High School, NYC, and Mount St. Michael, where he also served for one year as president, before being asked by our Superior General at the time to inaugurate a new program placing 200 Marist Brothers in Asian countries where we had not previously worked. Brother Michael also served as Head of School at Bishop Donahue HS in West Virginia. In addition, he worked on the staff of Abraham House, a residential program that served as an alternative to incarceration for young men in the South Bronx. He also taught for several years at Cardinal Hayes HS. Brother Michael worked as part of the Campus Ministry team at Marist College for the past 15 years.



 

The opening school Mass marks the 98th year since the school’s founding in 1926. “Bro. Michael’s administrative experiences, organizational skills, and fundraising abilities coupled with his passion for the mission which is Mount St. Michael will enable us to thrive well into the future,” stated Principal Br. Steve Schlitte.

 

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