Cover photo for Father Peter Alliata's Obituary
Father Peter Alliata Profile Photo
1935 Father Peter 2023

Father Peter Alliata

April 26, 1935 — February 23, 2023

 

Father Peter Alliata, a Washington, DC native, was the son of Piter Alliata and Katherine Alliata. 
Father Alliata had one sister and is survived by one brother. He was baptized at Holy Rosary, the 
Italian parish in Washington, and later attended St. Joseph’s Home and School and St. Martin’s 
School in Washington. He then attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, MD and St. Mary’s 
Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington in 1961. 
 
He served as an associate pastor at St. Matthias Parish in Lanham, then as an associate pastor at 
Assumption and St. Joseph on Capitol Hill. He later served as associate pastor at Sacred Heart 
Parish in Bowie, followed by serving as associate pastor of St. Nicholas in Laurel. 
 
In 1974 Father Alliata was named as the Pastor of Holy Angels in Avenue, MD. In 1980 he 
became the founding pastor of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Waldorf. From 1987 to 
2004 Father Alliata served as pastor of St. James Parish in Mount Rainier, MD. In 2004 he 
returned to Southern Maryland as the pastor of Immaculate Conception in Mechanicsville, MD. 
He served there until he retired in 2010. 
 
During his time as a priest he was very involved in Worldwide Marriage Encounter and the 
Cursillio Movement. He said he was inspired by the faith of the people he met in those activities. 
 
May Father Alliata be remembered as the loving, kindgenerous and witty man with a sense of 
humor, that he was, and also as being a priest for the People of God. 
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Father Peter Alliata, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, March 6, 2023

3:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Monday, March 6, 2023

7:30 - 8:30 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Visitation

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

8:45 - 9:45 am (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Interment

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Mt. Olivet Cemetery of North East Washington, DC

MD

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 888

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree