LORD, YOU OPENED THEIR LIPS AND THEY DECLARED YOUR PRAlSE. MAY THEY GLORIFY YOU FOREVER WITH JOY.
- 2015
Rev Leon Peter Anderson OMI Born 21/07/1946; Ordained 08/12/1972
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
- 2015
Rev Louis J Breslan Born 15/03/1923.
Ordained 06/06/1948.
Diocese of Parramatta.
- 2019
Rev Patrick Baker SSC
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Born 1938.
Ordained 21/07/1962.
Columban Fathers - Missionary Society of St Columban
Pat ended a long battle with cancer in the early hours of October 17, 2019 at the Palliative Care Unit of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.
Born Patrick John Baker in the Victorian country town of Cobden, he was the youngest of eight children of John and Mary Baker.
He is survived by his brother, Des, and two sisters, Denise and Nell, as well as the now only remaining Columban, Chris, who along with their late brother Leo, was one of the three Baker boys to join the Society. It was Chris, as rector of the seminary at North Turramurra, who approved him for ordination to the priesthood.
Pat suffered from ill health during his seminary days, which saw his first appointment to Korea changed to promotion work in Australia, leading to years in which he travelled wide and far in this vast land in his trusty old Volkswagen.
Although ordained in St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on 21 July, 1962, it was to be 10 years before Pat would set foot on what was referred to at the time as mission soil when he arrived in Manila in 1972. A long missionary career in parishes, formation, priest associate programme and lay mission promotion followed, with his final commitment in the Philippine regional archival office a salute to his refined ability to classify and document information.
Pat was buried from the chapel at the Columban house in Melbourne in the Society plot at Carlton Cemetery on 22 October, 2019. Many members from Pat's large extended family travelled to Melbourne to farewell him.
The sun shone on Melbourne on the day of Pat's funeral, as it has shone on the lives of the many people to whom he ministered over so many years.
Pat is especially remembered for his courage and commitment in all that he undertook. His presence will be missed in the Society halls of wisdom and fellowship.
May he rest in peace.
- 2011
Rev Roger Ryan Born 10/12/1942; Camberwell, Dandenong, Greensborough, East Melbourne, Military Ordinariate - RAAF, Lilydale, North Dandenong, Mount Waverley VIC
- 2009
Rev Simon Carson
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Born 18/05/1945;
Ordained 01/09/1973.
Simon Carson died peacefully at St John of God Hospital Subiaco (Perth) on Saturday17 October, aged 64.
Simon was born in Nottingham England on 18 May 1945. When he was four his familye family moved to Australia and settled in Albany where his father opened his own practice as a GP.
He spent some time in England before returning to WA where he was received into the Catholic Church with his mother and sister by Leo Leunig at Cottesloe.
Simon started his working career with Solomons, a manchester wholesaler in Fremantle, and then spent time as a jackeroo in the far north of WA, riding horseback (not four wheelers), repairing boundary fences and checking on wind powered water pumps.
Simon attended Albany primary and high schools, St Charles Seminary in Guildford and St Francis Xavier Seminary in Adelaide. He was ordained on September 1, 1973 by Archbishop Goody.
After ordination he spent three months relieving at Kalgoorlie, followed by 20 months at Scarborough and four years at Northam, all as assistant. He was parish priest at Bruce Rock (1979-85) and then founded the parish of Ocean Reef (1985-1999) where he celebrated his Silver Jubilee of priesthood.
He was not interested in possessions of any sort, lived a rather austere life and appeared at times like a monk of the desert. He lived and died with very few material things. An obituary notice described him as a 'rough diamond' but inside - 'a pure gem'. He was much loved by people, especially those who disliked any show of pomp or grandeur.
Simon was a photographer's delight because he would always smile the moment a camera was pointed in his direction. Even in the last months of his life, he was not adverse to having his picture taken.
His greatest love of later years was his dog Stixs'. He was an avid Eagles and Cricket follower.
He was very generous with his money by either supporting those in need or spending his money on parish projects?His Magnum Opus' was the establishment of a new parish - Ocean Reef - in the then outer northern limits of Perth's suburban sprawl. It was in the days when house and land cost $60,000 and a church and hall cost less than $750,000. Simon kept busy baptising and marrying and as he would say half jokingly, being a river to his people'.
At his last parish at Mundaring (2000) he was well looked after by Dr Liz Wysoki, a parishioner and friend. He stayed with the Wysoki's until suitable accommodation was found at the St John of God Villa but he did not have much time to enjoy it. In fact in the last few weeks of his life he had about six moves - from the Mundaring presbytery, to the Wysoki's, to Castledare Priest's Villa, to St John of God Villa, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, and finally back to St John of God Hospital where he entered eternal life.
- 1868
Rev James Conway Darlinghurst, NSW; Brisbane
- 1871
Rev John Charles (Bede) Sumner OSB Parramatta, Penrith, etc, NSW
- 1901
Rev Hugh Brady Bunbury, Subiaco, Kimberleys, etc, WA
- 1926
Rev John Leonard Begley OFM Sydney, etc
- 1929
Bishop Joseph Leray NSC Sydney
- 1936
Rev Michael Frederick McKenna Melbourne dioc
- 1953
Rev Eustace Boylan SJ East Melbourne, Vic, etc
- 1960
Rev William B Mangan Melbourne dioc
- 1972
Rev Theo Ledlin Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Brewarrina Cobar, Parkes, NSW
- 1973
Rev Mgr William Heffernan Waterloo, Boolaroo, etc, NSW
- 1976
Rev Theodore Hernandez OSB New Norcia, WA
- 1979
Rev Mgr James Madden Manly, Lewisham, NSW; Banyo, Qld
- 1986
Rev Patrick Grennan Childers, etc, Qld
- 1987
Rev Mgr Eamon Joseph (Edward) Rohan Bundarra, Mungindi, Bingara, Moree, Tenterfield, etc, NSW
- 1993
Rev Shane O'Connor Barmera, etc, SA
- 1994
Rev John Curran Port Pirie, Minnipa, Loxton, Cummins, Crystal Brook, SA
- 1977
Rev John Bernard Young Perth, Pinjarra, WA
