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Prayer for May 17th

WE CONFIDENTLY ASK YOU, ALL-POWERFUL MASTER, THAT THEY MAY JOIN THE NOBLE COMPANY OF SAINTS.

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

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This is an historical record of the death of clergy in Australia for the 17th of May:
  • 2015
    Rev Carlo M Marchetti OSM  Ordained 31/10/1959 Servite Friars - Order of Servants of Mary
  • 2012
    Rev Carmelo Micallef  Born 29/01/1930; Archdiocese of Brisbane.
  • 2009
    Rev Desmond G Jenkins PE  Born 11/10/1928.
  • 1909
    Rev Guiseppe Gregori OFM  Sydney
  • 1854
    Bishop Charles Henry Davis  Sydney
  • 1895
    Bishop John Cuthbert Downey OSB  Sydney
  • 1899
    Rev Denis Paul Long  Fremantle, Busselton, Coolgardie, Kanowna, etc, WA
  • 1903
    Rev Jean Baptiste Perpezat SM  Sydney
  • 1943
    Rev John Forrest MSC  Hindmarsh, SA, Camp Hill, Qld
  • 1955
    Rev Jeremiah Murphy SJ  Melbourne, etc
  • 1958
    Rev Walter L Bridger OCarm  Middle Park, Vic, etc
  • 1961
    Rev Patrick Brennan  Canberra and Goulburn dioc
  • 1962
    Rev Michael Garrett Murphy  Toowoomba Diocese, Qld
  • 1968
    Rev Mgr John Cahir  Essendon, Chadstone, etc, Vic
  • 1973
    Rev Patrick Fennessy  Brighton, Sunshine, etc, Vic
  • 1977
    Rev Timothy Edward McGrath MSC  Croydon, Vic; Sydney
  • 1981
    Rev Vince McSherry SM  Brisbane, etc
  • 1982
    Rev John Robinson CM  Collinsvale, Qld, etc
  • 1983
    Rev Francis Steel OFM  Melbourne, etc
  • 1987
    Rev Edward Anthony Concannon  Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Dalby, Qld
  • 1988
    Rev Thomas Whitty MSC  Sydney; Moonah, Tas, etc.
  • 2000
    Rev Joseph Noonan  Box Hill, Thornbury, Clifton Hill, Fawkner, Vic
  • 2000
    Rev Maurice Joseph Walsh SM  Sydney; Queensland; Burnie, Claremont, Scottsdale, Tas
  • 2002
    Rev Vivian Thomas Morrison  Weethall, Barellan, Ungarie, Crookwell, Tumut, Young, Jugiong, Canberra, ACT
  • 2005
    Edward Philip (Ted) Kennedy  Born 27/01/1931; Redfern etc Archdiocese of Sydney.
  • 2006
    Rev William Gerrard Moroney  Broken Hill, Forbes, Parkes, Deniliquin, Braham, Hillston, Brewarrina, Trundle, South Broken Hill, NSW
  • 2007
    Rev Gerard Beeson  Kellerberrin, Mirrabooka, Hilton, WA
Clergy who died in May, exact date of death unknown:
  • Rev William Hall   Sandhurst dioc, Vic

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