Sister Patricia Hannan, RDC (Formerly Sister Mary Aurelia)
Raised in Portchester, NY, Sr. Patricia graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, and entered the Divine Compassion Community in 1948. Sister earned a BS in Math from Good Counsel College, and Masters degrees in Math from St. John’s University, and Computer Science from Pace University.
Sister began her ministry in education in 1950 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, followed by St. Frances de Chantal and St. Lawrence O’Toole elementary schools. From 1955-1965, Sr. Pat taught Math at Preston High School. She served as Assistant Principal at Preston for four years and Principal for 16 years. From 1988 until 2002, Sr. Pat was an Assistant Professor at Dominican College. Sister was Assistant Manager of the Divine Compassion Finance Office until her retirement in 2015.
Sr. Pat is an avid reader, a talented seamstress and a loyal New York Yankees fan.
