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Prayer for July 20th

WE REJOICE, LOVING GOD, FOR THESE PRIESTS LED THE ASSEMBLED FAMILY OF FAITH TO ADORE YOU, ALL-HOLY.

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 20th of July:

• 2020
  Rev Donald Hughes OMI   Read more

  Born 23/08/1932;
  Ordained 15/09/1957.
  Oblates - Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
  
  Donald Oswin Hughes was born of a well-known Fremantle family and was educated there. Seeking to answer God's call, he first went to St Charles diocesan seminary in Perth before going to the Oblate novitiate in Sorrento, Victoria. As was necessary in those years before the opening of an Oblate seminary, he went to Co Kilkenny in Ireland to complete his studies and was ordained there. After a brief pastoral experience in Liverpool, Don was appointed to Australia.
  
  Over the years he accepted many and varied appointments with great faith and enthusiasm: parishes, mission preaching, serving in VIC, NSW, NZ and WA. In 1961 he joined the staff of Iona College, which the Oblates had opened in bayside Brisbane in 1958. As well as teaching the boys, he helped to develop the finances and supervised a building program and, with great enthusiasm led the parents in working-bees and fund-raising in the days before much government funding and growing enrolments. He became well-known in the diocese for supplies and regular help with parish appeals for the missions.
  
  In 1966 he was sent to WA to be the founding Principal of Mazenod College in Lesmurdie and under his leadership developed it as a fine Day and Boarding College. His next appointment was to the Oblate seminary in Victoria, first as Novice Master, then as Rector, next to Adelaide as PP of Tea Tree Gully followed by returning to his own beloved Fremantle as PP of St Patrick's, then to Lesmurdie. His life achieved full circle when he was asked to return to St Charles Seminary in Perth - he had always retained a great affection and friendship for the Archdiocese and its priests and was very much at home there helping with formation of new priests. He spent his last years back at Lesmurdie and enjoyed the company of students and staff.
  
  Clearly Don was a generous, pastoral and faithful priest to the end and greatly loved and admired by his family, those he had ministered to and by his brother Oblates of Mary Immaculate. His requiem and burial took place in St Patrick's led by his seminary contemporary Archbishop Barry Hickey, with Bishops Sproxton and Bianchini present as well as many priests, religious and friends.
  
  May he rest in peace.
  
  
• 2016
  Rev Paul Kierce MSSP   Read more

  Ordained in Malta: 09/07/1978 - Missionary Society of St Paul
  
  Paul Kierce MSSP, who was in his 42nd year of profession and 38th year of his missionary priesthood died peacefully at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville.
  
  Paul was born in Melbourne and worked in immigration and customs before tasting religious life with the Cistercians at Tarrawarra. After meeting members of the MSSP during a visit to Malta in 1970, he entered formation in there in 1972. Paul made his first profession in 1974 and perpetual vows in 1977. He studied both in Malta and Rome and was ordained in Malta on the 9th July 1978 before returning to Rome to finish his studies.
  
  Paul's first assignment was as Master of Novices in Gozo, Malta, 1980-198, aAfter which he returned to Australia, ministering in St Bernadette's Parish before taking on the care of the Parish of Victoria Park in Perth from 1983 to 1985. In 1986 he joined the MSSP mission in Pakistan where he taught Moral Theology and Church History at the Seminary in Karachi. At the Bishop's request he also ministered in Murree.
  
  Paul returned to Australia in 1989 and from the Parkville community ministered in the parish of Brunswick West for 24 years. He was also involved with Hospital Chaplaincy most recently with the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Despite the diagnosis of bowel cancer, Paul ministered the best he could including the Christian brothers, Parkville and Rosary Home, Keilor Downs until a week before his death.
  
  During the past two and half years journeying with cancer, Paul was a witness of humility and trust in the Lord. He will be fondly remembered as a quiet gentleman by all who knew him and whose lives were touched by him.
  
  May he rest in Peace.
  
• 1880
  Rev Michael Gough  Tamworth, NSW
• 1885
  Rev Martin Kelly  Armidale dioc, NSW
• 1926
  Bishop Louis Couppe MSC  Randwick, Douglas Park, NSW
• 1926
  Rev Arthur John Hogan  Rockhampton, Qld; Camden, NSW, etc
• 1929
  Rev Fabian Patrick Dwyer  Sydney dioc
• 1933
  Rev Louis Cochard MSC  Sydney; Campbelltown, Longford, Tas, etc
• 1979
  Rev Mgr Brian Boru Gallagher  Rockhampton, Qld; Yenda, Albury, Wagga, Holbrook, Jerilderie, Griffith, NSW
• 1993
  Rev Carmelo Degiorgio  Toodyay, East Cannington, WA
• 1997
  Rev Vincent Semmens  Sandhurst dioc, Vic
• 2019
  Rev Micheal O'Sullivan  Born 9/05/1927; Ordained 22/06/1952 Archdiocese of Sydney

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

• Rev Patrick English   Sandhurst dioc, Vic
• Rev Michael Gilsenan   Sandhurst dioc, Vic
• Rev Francis? Hackett   Sandhurst dioc, Vic

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