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Prayer for April 22nd

IN THE FIELD OF THE SPIRIT, THEY MOST SURELY SOWED. GRANT THEM AN INCREASE OF ETERNAL BLISS.

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 22nd of April:

2015
Rev Ronald Pickin Read more
Born 31/05/1933;
Ordained 18/07/1654 for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

Ronald James Pickin was born in New Lambton on 31st May, 1933, son of Jim Pickin and Irene nee Hawkins.

He attended Mayfield Public school and then Newcastle Technical High, then located at Tighes Hill, for his secondary schooling. He left school after passing the Intermediate Certificate and joined the Postmaster General's Department in Newcastle. He learned Morse code and became a telegraphist. Then a little later, knowing he wanted to be a priest, he studied and passed the Leaving Certificate at Hamilton Evening College, before joining the class at Springwood in 1958.

He was ordained in Hamilton in July 1964, and served as assistant priest in Adamstown, Wallsend, Muswellbrook and Singleton, Chaplain to the Army and Police, Parish Priest in Wingham, Merewether and Beresfield � as well as a spell as music teacher at St Pius X College Adamstown.

In the homily at Ron's funeral retired Bishop Michael Malone, a classmate, said:
Ron Pickin was a great story-teller with a wonderful sense of humour. He had the ability of being able to tell a funny story while maintaining an innocent face, but he gave himself away by having a knowing look in the eye. Ron would keep us entertained almost daily with his endless fund of stories and his musical ability on the piano.

Last year the class of 1958 celebrated 50 years of priesthood. Ron was unable to join us for the occasion since he was pretty immobile by that time, living, as he was at Amaroo Aged Care Facility Charlestown.

This generous and warm-hearted man has served the Lord with fidelity and commitment. Wherever he served, people were drawn to him by his affable personality, his obvious people-skills and easy rapport.

Ron died on 22nd April 2015 and is buried in the priests' section at Sandgate.
2016
Rev Geoffrey Francis Dickinson Born 9/07/1932; Ordained 30/07/1955 Diocese of Parramatta
2019
Rev Phillip John Soulsby SM Born 13/10/1931; Ordained 26/04/1969 Marist Fathers - Society of Mary
1880
Rev Patrick Dunne Moore Warrnambool, Ballarat, Carisbrook, Linton, Smythesdale, Vic
1896
Rev John Tierney Newcastle, Lambton, Dugog, Hamilton, Branxton, NSW
1913
Rev Richard Butler Cootamundra, Tumut, etc, NSW; Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn, ACT
1920
Rev Henry Berghemann CSsR Ballarat, Vic; Singleton, Waratah, NSW
1921
Rev Michael M Hallinan Sale, Vic; Perth
1929
Rev William Doyle Jamestown, etc, SA
1961
Rev James Cremin Sandhurst dioc, Vic
1965
Rev Walter Koenig SJ Sydney, etc
1976
Rev Joseph Patrick Croal Greenacre, Riverstone, etc, NSW
1977
Rev Edmund McEntee CSsR Terang, Vic, etc
1983
Rev Gerard Grogan CSsR Perth; Hobart, etc
1992
Rev Thomas Lynam Maitland dioc, NSW
1993
Rev Ailbe James Conway Crookwell, Goulburn, West Goulburn, Canberra Cathedral, Jindabyne, Pearce, ACT; Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn, ACT
1996
Rev John Kerrisk Sydney, Armidale diocs, NSW; Cygnet, Hobart, Tas
2005
Rev Kevin Joseph Manning Hobart dioc, Tas
2006
Rev John Michael O'Brien Ballarat East, Colac, Koroit, Inglewood, Charlton, Terang, Warrnambool, Sea Lake, Vic
2012
Rev Matthias Conway OFM

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

Rev Edward Augustine O'Dwyer OSA Sandhurst dioc, Vic

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