CHARLES FAHEY

Msgr. Charles Fahey is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse where he served in parishes and Catholic Charities from 1959 until 1979. Soon after, he became the Director of Fordham University’s Third Age Center, known for its work in public policy and the conceptualization of the Third Age." He was named the University’s Marie Ward Doty Professor of Aging Studies in 1980, and he became the Center’s Senior Associate in 1992. In addition to his commitment to the Center, Monsignor also serves as a program officer for the Milbank Memorial Fund.

Msgr. Fahey has been active both in Church related and societal health and aging activities at the local, state, national and international levels. At the national level, he was a charter member of the Federal Council on Aging, having been appointed by Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter (the latter of whom appointed him chair). His membership in the FCA allowed for his active role in the leadership of the 1971, 1981 and 1995 White House Conferences on Aging.

Additionally, Monsignor was a member of the Holy See’s delegation to the 1982 United Nations World Assembly on Aging. He also served on the boards of the Catholic Health Association, the National Council on Aging, The Sisters of Mercy Health Care System (St. Louis) and the Daughters of Charity National Health System. He was a board member and President of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Catholic Charities USA, and the American Association of Homes for the Aging. Currently, he is a member of the national Board of the Volunteers of America and the American Foundation for Aging Research.

Monsignor also served as a member of Cadre Study of Catholic Charities USA, its Catholic Identity Project, the study group that issued The Future of the Catholic Health Care Ministry, and currently is a member of the New Covenant Steering Committee. He serves as a consultant on ethics to the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and The American Health Care Association.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, the Gerontological Society of America, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and the New York Academy of Medicine, and is the recipient of four honorary degrees.

Marie Ward Doty Professor of Aging Studies, Third Age Center
428 Faculty Memorial Hall
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458
Tel.: 718.817.4770
Fax:718.817.4769
fahey@fordham.edu