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Prayer for September 8th

THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR RAISING THESE PRIESTS TO LIFE WITH CHRIST. MAY THEY LIVE IN CELESTIAL HARMONY.

List of Deceased Clergy, only year of death known
List of Deceased Clergy, date of death unknown

This is an historical record of the death of clergy in Australia for the 8th of September:

• 2016
  Rev Andrew Camilleri  Born 03/03/1947; Ordained 11/07/1981 Archdiocese of Melbourne
• 2011
  Rev Eamon Hennessy McKenna   Read more

  Born 21/09/1920;
  Date of Ordination: 23/06/1946 - Dublin, Ireland.
  
  Eamon was born at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Aged 18, he went to All Hallows College, Dublin to be educated for the priesthood and was ordained there on 23/6/1946. He arrived in WA on the “Ortranto” with Fr Michael Byrne on 26/12/1946.
  
  He was assistant priest at Palmyra, Collie, Leederville, Highgate and St Mary's Cathedral. In 1961 Eamon was appointed Priest in Charge at Bentley and then in 1962 at Carlisle. He served as parish priest of North Fremantle in 1963 where he also served as Chaplain to the Junior Recruits at HMAS Leeuwin for a short time. He moved on to become parish priest of Mirrabooka in 1969 where he presided over the blessing and opening of St Gerard's Church.
  
  In January 1973 Eamon was appointed Priest in Charge of Shenton Park, locum tenens at Scarborough and at the end of that year was appointed parish priest of Rivervale where he remained until his retirement in 2006.
  
  During his time at Rivervale he had a frightening experience when he was bashed and robbed of the weekend collection money. He was aged 82 at the time.
  
  His Requiem Mass was held at St Augustine's, Rivervale where he was parish priest for more than thirty years. He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
  
  Rest now in peace dear Eamon.
  
  
• 2017
  Rev Simon Aloisi OSB   Read more

  Born 26/10/1936
  Benedictine Monks - Sylvestrine Congregation of the Order of St Benedict
  
  Simon Aloisi OSB died quickly and peacefully at his home, St Benedict's Monastery, Arcadia. Simon had served as an assistant priest at Arcadia and Smithfield for many years, and was parish priest of Arcadia for a period.
  
  He is remembered as a humble man, an industrious monk when it came to recycling and other domestic chores, and who had a strong commitment to people, plants, birds and animals. Simon had great devotion to Our Lady and died on the Feast of her nativity. He was famous for his devotion to preparing his homilies. On the top of the page of his homilies he always put an Alpha and an Omega, Christ our beginning and our end. Simon's faith was always strong and orthodox. He had spent more of his life in Australia than in Italy, his country of birth, but kept in contact with family and monks back home, initially by mail, and then more recently by phone.
  
  Over three hundred people, including his nephew Gregory Aloisi, joined with Bishop Peter Comensoli to celebrate his funeral. We give thanks to God, for the gift of Simon to us for almost 50 years of life and service here in Arcadia.
  
  May he rest in peace.
  
• 2016
  Rev Simon Peter Bourke OFM   Read more

  Born 01/08/1926; Ordained 27/07/1952
  
  Loved friar priest of the Franciscan Order. Former parish mission preacher throughout New South Wales (1964 - 1974) and resident chaplain to the Reynolds Court Retirement Community, Bateau Bay (1999 - 2013).
  
  Aged 90 years.
  In the 71st year of his religious profession and the 65th year of priestly ordination.
  
  Mass of Christian Burial for Reverend Father Simon Peter Bourke OFM will be offered in Mary Immaculate Church, 45 Victoria Street, Waverley, on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 10.30am.
• 2017
  Rev Thomas J Carra PE   Read more

  Born 08/12/1930;
  Ordained 27/07/1958 - Blessed Sacrament Father and then the Archdiocese of Melbourne
  
  Thomas Joseph Carra PE died peacefully on Friday, 8 September 2017 at Villa Maria Catholic Flomes Berwick, Victoria.
  
  Ordained at St Patrick's Cathedral, East Melbourne on 27 July 1958, Father Carra served the Church in a very positive and pastorally enriching manner, giving fine example to both his brother priests and the community for over 59 years. The Archdiocese is most grateful for his untiring service to the Church of Melbourne.
  
  A member of the Blessed Sacrament Congregation, Fr Carra became incardinated into the Archdiocese of Melbourne in May 1978.
  
  Fr Carra served as Assistant Priest at Werribee (1972-1976), St Kilda West (1976-1977) and Kingsville (1977-1979). He was also Administrator at Highett from May 1979 and Chaplain to the Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg in 1986. Fr Carra fulfilled nearly 20 years' service as Parish Priest at Kingsville from 1988 until his retirement in 2007, when he was appointed Pastor Emeritus.
  
  The Pontifical Funeral Mass was celebrated at Corpus Christi Church, Kingsville on Friday, 15 September 2017 followed by burial at the Priests' Crypt at Melbourne General Cemetery.
  
  May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
  
  
  
  
  
• 1886
  Bishop Jose Maria Benito Serra OSB  Perth, WA
• 1892
  Bishop Timothy O'Mahony  Armidale, NSW
• 1936
  Rev Patrick Phelan  Toowoomba dioc, Qld
• 1938
  Rev James O'Donnell  Sydney dioc
• 1963
  Rev Leonardus Sigebert Maal OFM  Franciscan Friars
• 1965
  Rev John Killian McLaren  West Melbourne, Castlemaine, etc, Vic
• 1965
  Rev Raymond Pender  Brisbane dioc
• 1982
  Rev Francis McGuinn  Orange, Mudgee, Wellington, etc, NSW
• 1984
  Rev Robert Watson  Armidale dioc, NSW
• 1993
  Rev John Edward Lander  Brighton-le-Sands, etc, NSW
• 1994
  Rev Brian Patrick Murray SM  
• 2003
  Rev Gordon Kerr  Canberra-Goulburn dioc

Clergy who died in September, exact date of death unknown:

• Rev Francis Kums   Sandhurst dioc, Vic; Turon, Ophir, NSW
• 1887Rev John Hackett   Ballarat, Vic; Sydney, etc
• 1897Rev Patrick F Hennebry  
• 1911Rev James O'Reilly   Yass, NSW, etc
• 1997Rev John Nolan   Toodyay, Beverley, Kellerberrin, Kalamunda, Maylands, WA
• 2002Rev John Sweeney SSG   Sydney

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