Archdiocese of Denver remembers Deacon John Franklin

In brief

The Archdiocese of Denver is mourning the death of Deacon John MacCarthy Franklin, who died on July 16, 2026. He was 93 years old.

Deacon Franklin passed away peacefully at his home in Frisco, Texas, surrounded by his wife, Diane, following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was ordained to the diaconate by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on June 10, 2000.