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Prayer for September 22nd

KING OF INFINITE GRANDEUR, YOU PRIESTED THESE YOUR SERVANTS. CLOTHE THEM IN THE SPLENDOUR OF GLORY.

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 September:

• 2010
  Rev Deacon Michael Lappin  Born 17/11/1947; Military Ordinariate.
• 2019
  Rev John Rate MSC  Born 15/11/1945 Ordained 15/05/1973 for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
• 2017
  Rev Paul Victor Mercovich   Read more

  Born 21/08/1937; Ordained 31/05/1969
  Diocese of Ballarat
  
  Bishop Paul Bird, the priests and people of the Diocese of Ballarat were deeply saddened by the death of their brother and friend Fr Paul, who died while on holidays in Alice Springs on 22 September 2017, aged 80.
  
  Paul was ordained priest for the Diocese of Ballarat by Bishop J P O'Collins at Ararat on 31 May 1969.
  He served as an Assistant Priest in the Parishes of Koroit, Camperdown and Colac and Administrator of the Parish of Birregurra, followed by appointments in Inglewood and Ballarat. Paul served as the Parish Priest of the Parishes of Ouyen, Charlton, Ballarat East and St Arnaud. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Paul was Chair of the Diocesan Education Board.
  
  May he rest in peace.
  
• 1896
  Rev Theo Cramaille MSC  Sydney, etc
• 1900
  Rev Patrick Mulligan  Brisbane and Townsville Dioceses
• 1925
  Rev John Joseph Graber  South Melbourne, Williamstown, Vic; Geraldton dioc, WA
• 1931
  Rev Leonard J Dew  Melbourne dioc
• 1933
  Rev William Mayo  Landsborough etc. VIC
• 1947
  Rev John Norris  Rockhampton dioc, Qld; Sydney
• 1953
  Rev Geoffrey Raymond O'Donoghue  Wooloowin, etc, Qld
• 1974
  Rev Ambrose Power CM  Malvern, Vic; Rockhampton, Qld
• 1976
  Rev Patrick Jeffrey  Melbourne dioc
• 1979
  Rev Murray J Wilson CM  Bendigo, Vic, etc
• 1984
  Rev Martin Reginald Prendergast  Clovelly, Fairfield, etc, NSW
• 1988
  Cardinal Maximilian de Furstenberg  North Sydney
• 1995
  Rev Mgr John Francis Slowey  Wollongong dioc, NSW; Drummoyne, North Leichhardt, Camperdown, Rose Bay, Lewisham, Clifton Gardens, Ashfield, Strathfield, Merrylands, North Sydney, NSW
• 1998
  Rev Isidore Ekerick  Wollongong dioc, NSW
• 2000
  Rev Dr Francis Harman AO  Ferntree Gully, Melbourne Cathedral, Clifton Hill, Vic
• 2008
  Rev Boleslaw Smok OFM  Maylands, WA
• 1907
  Rev James Connolly  Diocese of Townsville, Queensland

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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