The Australian Catholic Directory • Deceased Priests

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Prayer for June 5th

REFASHION THEIR HEARTS, CHRIST, IN THE DEPTHS OF YOUR HEART, MAKING THEM AMBITIOUS FOR YOUR HIGHER GIFTS.

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 5th of June:

2012
Rev John McGlone OSA Read more
Born 05/06/1929; Ordained in Washington DC 7 June 1958 - Augustinian Fathers.

John Anthony McGlone OSA of the Augustinian community at Villanova College, Coorparoo, was born at Miles, Queensland.

John was a State School teacher for three years before entering the Augustinian Novitiate in Brisbane on 13 August 1952.

Sent to the United States for his priestly studies, he was ordained in Washington DC on 7 June 1958. In 1960 John joined the staff of Villanova College, Coorparoo, Brisbane, and, except for the years 1973-1977, taught there until 1982. His next position was chaplain of the Villanova Primary School. 12 of John's Villanova pupils were later ordained to the priesthood.

John became a chaplain at Princess Alexandra Hospital in South Brisbane and continued ministering there until he retired in 2003.

Rest in peace John.
2013
Rev Stephen Gnjec Born 01/08/1936; Ordained 29/06/1963 Melbourne Archdiocese
2010
Rev William Edwards SDB Read more
Born 24/02/1928;
Ordained 21/07/1956 - Salesian Fathers.

Bill was ordained by Cardinal Gilroy in his beloved Sydney in July 1956.

His long and distinguished appointments began at Boys' Town, Engadine in 1956, and spanned the best part of 50 years of incredible service including serving as principal, rector, novice master, and formation director. Bill was also vice-provincial from 1977 � 1983.

In the words of Salesian Provincial, Frank Moloney SDB: Rejoice in the life of this man whom I would regard as perhaps the Australian Salesian who most closely resembled Don Bosco himself.'

Rest now in peace dear Bill.
1911
Rev Laurence Ginaty SM Sydney
1935
Rev John Keating Collender Armidale, Tamworth, Wee Waa, Bingara, Manilla, etc, NSW
1935
Rev Monsignor Michael O'Brien OSA Croydon, Cooktown, etc, Qld
1936
Rev James Byrne Iona, Bunyip, Daylesford, St. Kilda West, etc, Vic
1937
Rev T Collins Rockhampton dioc, Qld
1942
Rev Mgr John Joseph O'Driscoll Balmain, Kogarah, etc, NSW
1951
Rev Mgr Michael Hourigan Mt. Gambier, Goodwood, etc, SA
1956
Rev James J Barry Campbelltown, South Hobart, Fingal, Tas, etc
1956
Rev John O'Reilly Auburn, etc, NSW
1958
Rev Anton Chol SM Sydney
1959
Rev Patrick Paul Murray CSsR Ballarat, Vic, etc
1962
Rev Gerard Sastre OSB New Norcia, WA
1969
Rev Mgr Michael Dunne Bathurst dioc, NSW
1988
Rev James Duncan CM Rockhampton, Qld; Guildford, etc, WA
1988
Rev Herbert M Massey SM Lismore, NSW
1988
Rev James Patrick O'Brien Perth dioc
1991
Rev Joseph Lattuca SDB Engadine, NSW, Ferntree Gully, Brunswick, North Brunswick, Vic
1997
Rev Aloysius Ignatius English MSC Toowoomba, Qld; Randwick, Kensington, NSW; Moonah, Tas; Henley Beach, SA
2004
Rev John Vincent Glynn SM Hunters Hill, NSW, etc
2005
Rev William R Ainsworth SDB
2006
Rev James Carroll OMI Brisbane, etc
2007
Rev Thomas Kennedy CSsR
2008
Rev Francis Thomas Harper Ordained 20/12/1942; Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, NSW.
2006
Rev James Carroll OMI
1996
Rev Monsignor Gerard Patrick Flatley Read more
Born: 20 August 1915
Ordained: 21 September 1939 for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

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

Rev John Counihan Sandhurst dioc, Vic
Rev Denis? B Devlin OC Sandhurst dioc, Vic
1883Rev Timothy Dilworth Sandhurst dioc, Vic
1891Rev Michael O'Flynn Sandhurst, Melbourne, Vic; Brisbane diocs
1911Rev Laurence Mary Ginisty SM Sydney
1934Rev Ciernan Loughlan Bathurst dioc, NSW
1934Rev Hugh? O'Reilly Townsville, Qld

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