August 24, 2026
Brother Roger J. Chingas, FSC, of the District of Eastern North America, died on Aug. 21 in East Providence, Rhode Island. He was 75 years old and served 57 years of religious life.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Friday, Sept. 4
5:00 p.m., Visitation
Christian Brothers Center, Our Lady of the Star Chapel, 625 Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI 02882
Sat., Sept. 5
10:30 a.m., Funeral Mass
Christian Brothers Center, Our Lady of the Star Chapel, 625 Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI 02882
Interment to follow
MILESTONES
Born: Roger Joseph Chingas, April 16, 1951, Jamaica, NY
Entered novitiate: June 29, 1968, Narragansett, RI
Received religious habit: Sept. 1, 1968
Pronounced perpetual vows: Dec. 10, 1977, Oakdale, NY
ASSIGNMENTS
1969, scholasticate, Washington, DC
1970, scholasticate, East Providence, RI
1974, La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale, NY
1984, Saint Raphael Academy, Pawtucket, RI
1988, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1995, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, East Greenwich, RI, music ministry
2014, Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence, RI, music ministry
2023, Saint Teresa od the Child Jesus Church, Pawtucket, RI
