PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Several people said their final farewell Wednesday to a longtime South Philadelphia pastor.
Bishop Louis DeSimone passed away last Friday at the age of 96.
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From 1976 to 2001, he served as pastor of St. Monica Parish in South Philadelphia.
He was also a veteran of World War 2.
DeSimone's funeral mass was held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
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