Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor Kenneth Spence died on Thursday after collapsing during morning mass .
The 75-year-old priest was rushed to the St Clair Medical Centre and died around 1.15pm (local time).
Spence was celebrating a special mass at the church for a couple marking their diamond wedding anniversary, when he collapsed near the altar.
He was ordained a diocesan priest in 1984 by the late archbishop Anthony Pantin at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. He was bestowed the title of monsignor in 2003.