We are saddened to inform the community that Fr. Joseph T. Angilella, SJ, former academic vice president and professor of sociology at the University of San Francisco (USF), died October 26, 2025, at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California. He was a Jesuit for 73 years.
Prior to joining USF, Fr. Angilella held teaching, administrative, and ministerial positions at Le Moyne College, in Syracuse, New York; Canisius College in Buffalo, New York; and Xavier University in Cincinnati.
At USF he held a number of positions in the university and Jesuit community. He was academic vice president (1979-83) and professor of sociology (1983-2002). From 1993 to 2002, he also served as a campus minister, giving spiritual direction and retreats to faculty, students and others. He gained emeritus status in 2003 and took up the position of minister of the USF Jesuit community, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the house and serving as a consultor to the community rector. He devoted himself to pastoral ministry (2010-19) before moving to Sacred Heart Jesuit Center for a ministry of prayer.
A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 11:15 a.m. at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, 300 College Avenue, Los Gatos 95030. To view the Livestream, please visit https://www.youtube.com/live/kW1IHsAw6YE?si=L9DyyYYjsOGjL5nY
Donations in memory of Fr. Angilella may be made to the Jesuits West Province of the Society of Jesus, P.O. Box 68, Los Gatos, CA 95031, or to a charity of your choosing.
Our prayer are with Fr. Angilella’s family, friends, and the Jesuit community.
For a complete obituary, please visit https://www.jesuitswest.org/in-memoriam/angilella-joseph-t-father/