BROTHER DAVID DETJE, FSC
1936 – 2026
Born Henry Adolph Detje in Long Island City NY on 6 August 1936
Died at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York NY on 30 April 2026
Entered the Barrytown NY Novitiate on 1 July 1954
Received the Religious Habit & Name, Aloysius David, on 7 September 1954
Pronounced Perpetual Vows in Barrytown NY on 27 August 1961
ASSIGNMENTS
1955–1959
Troy NY/Washington DC
Scholasticate
1959–1964
Providence RI
La Salle Academy
1964–1967
Troy NY
Hillside Hall Scholasticate
1967–1972
Astoria NY
Mater Christi High School
1972–1978
Astoria NY
Martin de Porres Service Center
1978–1984
Narragansett RI
LI-NE District Leadership (Visitor)
1984–1990
Oakdale NY
La Salle Military Academy
1990–2022
New York NY
De La Salle Academy
2022–2026
The Bronx Christian Brothers Center
(resident)
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Visitation – 2.30pm to 5.00pm & 7.00pm to 8.00pm
Prayer Service – 7.30pm
Christian Brothers Center · The Chapel of Saint Benilde
4415 Post Road · The Bronx NY 10471
Thursday, 7 May 2026
Funeral Mass – 8.00am
Christian Brothers Center · The Chapel of Saint Benilde
4415 Post Road · The Bronx NY 10471
Interment – 1.00pm
Christian Brothers Center Cemetery
635 Ocean Road · Narragansett RI 02882
Brother David passed away peacefully on Thursday evening.
The District of Eastern North America remembers Brother David
with memorial liturgies
according to the tradition of the Institute.
Through their prayers, communities and individuals
entrust Brother David to God’s loving care.
† May he rest in peace. †
