LET THERE BE VIGOUR AND GLADNESS OF HEART FOR ALL WHO SEEK YOU, LORD THROUGH LIVING THEIR PRIESTHOOD.
- 2019
Rev Christopher Austin SM Born 18/08/1936; Ordained 01/07/1967
Marist Fathers - Society of Mary
- 2014
Rev Julian Slatterie SJ
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Born 10/03/1935; Ordained 13/12/1966 - Jesuit Fathers.
Julian died in Melbourne of a heart attack, aged 79, having been a Jesuit for 60 years and a priest for over 47 years.
Wanting to be a priest from an early age, he was educated by the Jesuits at Burke Hall and Xavier College. During his training, he completed a Commerce degree at Melbourne University and taught in three schools.
After ordination and tertianship, he became prefect of studies at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, before moving to Melbourne, where he spent the rest of his life. He devoted 38 years to serving the staff, students, parents and alumni of Xavier College, including terms as principal at both Burke Hall and Kostka Hall. He was also a very astute province treasurer for 22 years and sat on a variety of boards, where his business acumen, prudence and common sense proved invaluable.
Playing an important role in the development of new ministries, he was a founding board member of Jesuit Communications (1989), Jesuit Social Services (1996) and Church Resources, which owes its existence to his involvement as adviser and initial investor. The Council of St Ignatius' College, Adelaide, and Board of Sevenhill Cellars also benefited from his wisdom.
A self-deprecating, courteous, realistic man noted for his bonhomie, Julian underwent a series of operations in his last 18 months to counter the effect of two falls. The accumulated stress took its toll. His love of Xavier College was reciprocated by the students who formed a guard-of-honour at the end of his funeral Mass.
May he rest in peace.
- 2017
Rev Keith Alexander Turnbull CM
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Born 04/10/1928; Ordained 26/11/1952
Vincentians - The Congregation of the Mission
Keith who was born in country Victoria was raised an only child by his mother and completed his secondary education at Kilmore. Even at an early age, Keith's life was full of surprises. His initial attempts to study for the diocesan priesthood came to nothing but as Keith himself would have probably said, providence led him to the Vincentian community. After years of formation, Keith was ordained a priest on 26 November 1952.
Keith knew that his life in ministry was not going to be in academia. He worked as a missioner and in parish ministry until unusual circumstances saw him appointed Visitor (Provincial) of the Vincentians in 1973. No-one was more surprised than Keith but for the next nine years he led the Province through challenging times. He returned mainly to parish ministry after he completed his term as Visitor. Even though he had been born and raised in Victoria, Keith “became” a Queenslander and he served the Church mainly in Queensland in the parishes of Southport and Wandal in Rockhampton.
Keith was affectionately known as “the Chief”, a tag he never lost. He was always willing to embrace new challenges which included a stint on the Vincentian Parish Renewal Team and for several years, Provincial Bursar. In his latter years, he was for a time National Spiritual Director to the St Vincent De Paul Society and a foundational and tireless Board Member of Ozcare (Qld). In everything, Keith was loyal, dedicated, enthusiastic and committed. He was a faith-filled man of prayer. His confreres and many other people held Keith in the highest esteem.
Even as his body started to deteriorate, his spirit remained strong and determined. He lived his last years at Ozcare, Labrador where he was cared for in an exemplary manner. His legacy in many areas will continue to outlive him for years to come.
- 1880
Rev John Ryan Bathurst dioc, NSW
- 1882
Rev William J Taylor Sydney dioc
- 1884
Rev Maurice O'Brien St. Kilda, etc, Vic
- 1916
Rev Patrick S Cussen CSsR Goulburn, NSW; Belfast, Ballarat, Vic; Brisbane, etc
- 1922
Rev James Falconer Brisbane dioc, Qld
- 1931
Rev Michael Martin Clancy OSA Cairns, Innisfail, Tully, Qld; Geraldton, WA.
- 1938
Rev Mgr Michael J Treacy Deniliquin, etc, NSW
- 1939
Rev Patrick Sheridan Perth dioc
- 1940
Rev William Morrisey Maitland dioc, NSW
- 1942
Rev Richard Henry Williams Mullumbimby, etc, NSW
- 1944
Rev Patrick Leo CSsR Ballarat, Vic, etc
- 1968
Rev Mgr Patrick J Dullard Bendigo, etc, Vic
- 1968
Rev Mgr Thomas P Hussey Warrnambool, Mildura, Terang, etc, Vic
- 1971
Rev Thomas Ashe North Essendon, etc, Vic
- 1974
Rev James Nicholas McFaden OSA Atherton, Cooktown, etc, Qld
- 1990
Rev Augustine Dzida OFMConv
- 1992
Rev Thomas Francis Fitzgerald Born 1 October 1922 in Ireland.
Ordained 22 June 1947, All Hallows College, Dublin.
Served in Geraldton, Port Hedland, Three Springs, Bluff Point, Northampton, Dongara, WA - Archdiocese of Perth
- 2001
Rev Peter Durning OP
- 2017
Rev John Hill SM
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Born 05/06/1923; Ordained 28/07/1947
Marist Fathers - Society of Mary
John was born in Adelaide on 5 June 1923, to William and Hilda Hill. His Primary education was with the Josephites at Mt Carmel School, Alberton, followed by five years of Secondary Schooling with the Marist Brothers - Alberton for one year and Glenelg for four years.
John entered the Society of Mary at Toongabbie in February 1941 and lived there for the next eight years until he was Ordained in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral Adelaide, on 28th July 1948.
John's first two years of ministry were spent teaching at St John's College, Lismore (NSW), during which time he completed a year's study at the University of Queensland. He left for the Japanese mission in April 1951. Following his course in the Language School, John was appointed to join the three Marists who were already working in the Nara prefecture, Kyoto Diocese.
At the end of 1956 John came back to Australia where he was to spend the next eight years. During this period John spent a year each at Burnie and St Patrick's, Church Hill (Sydney) doing parish work and this was followed teaching in schools of the Marist Province, notably Taralgon and Geelong.
In 1965 John returned to Japan and worked there until 2013, being involved in all aspects of parish work, prison chaplaincy, and working with disabled children in sheltered workshops. On his return to Australia in 2013 John was a member of the “Montbel” community at Hunters Hill, prior to transferring to St Catherine's Aged Care, Eastwood, in Sydney.
May he now rest in peace.
