JESUS, YOU GAVE FAITHFUL PRIESTS TO OUR COUNTRY. GRANT US DEPTH OF INSIGHT TO APPRECIATE THIS.
- 2012
Rev John Halloran CM
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Born 25/11/1929; Ordained 30/11/1955 - VIncentian Fathers.
John was born in Gulgong NSW where he undertook his primary schooling followed by his secondary education at St Stanislaus College, Bathurst. John experienced some personal tragedies in his life, including the death of his mother when he was a young boy and the tragic deaths of his elder brother, his sister in law and his nephew.
He entered the Vincentian community in 1949 and was ordained a priest on 30/11/1955. John had many varied ministries over the next 57 years of priesthood which included: educating youth, parish apostolates, hospital chaplaincies, supply ministry, ministry with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, working with a community of people rebuilding broken lives and even ministry in mainland China for four and a half years.
John was a man of great personal prayer, spending at least 3-4 hours each day in prayer. This sustained and nourished his ministry. He was an exceptionally innovative and highly creative pastor and his giftedness was shown in his work of founding the parish of John XXIII in Modbury, SA in the early 70's and also his ministry in Malvern, VIC and Southport on the Gold Coast. He was an inspiring mentor to many younger priests and was much sought after as a confessor and a spiritual director.
His great love was the liturgy and perhaps his greatest gift was leading the laity in the celebration of prayerful and spiritual liturgies. He will be greatly missed by his family, his confreres and many people in different parts of Australia, Fiji and even China, whose lives he touched deeply.
May he rest in peace.
- 2012
Rev Raymond Hornby OH Born 28/06/1931; Ordained 07/03/1986
- 2018
Rev Thomas Shanahan Born 01/10/1932; Ordained 24/07/1956
Diocese of Armidale
- 2017
Rev Timothy O'Toole CP
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Passionists - Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ.
Tim was born and raised in Geelong. During his formation he spent a period of time in PNG and returned there five years after ordination for four years. Tim was always a popular community member because of his personal warmth, his ability to mimic and to laugh at himself. He struggled with self-belief which endeared him to ordinary people. In his younger days Tim shared his love of music with fellow students. He was a fan of Irish and Australian bush music, enhanced by his ability to play the piano accordion, tin whistle and cornet.
Tim served at St Ives, Hobart and Bourke, but it was at endeavour Hills where he truly left his mark, having lived there for sixteen years. The last seven of these years he served as parish priest. He was greatly loved for his pastoral care, sensitivity, compassion and ever-ready availability. Tim was transferred to Marrickville as parish priest in 2016, but having survived heart surgery and the insertion of a pace-maker, he could not survive cancer. In his final weeks the cancer moved rapidly, but he died with great resignation and peace. Huge funeral Masses were held in Marrickville, Endeavour Hills and Geelong where he was finally laid to rest.
- 1912
Rev William (Laurence) King CSsR Stawell, Ballarat, Vic; etc, Broken Hill, NSW
- 1916
Rev James Benedict Breen Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Kangaroo Point, etc, Qld
- 1920
Rev James Hanly CM Balmain, Ashfield, NSW, etc
- 1922
Rev Philip M Cassidy Moruya, etc, NSW
- 1930
Rev John Bonnar Wagga dioc, NSW
- 1935
Rev Mgr Michael Quinn Murwillumbah, etc, NSW
- 1938
Rev Edward Aloysius Kenrick OSA Cooktown, Qld, etc
- 1946
Rev Ignatius Le Mesurier CP Sydney, etc
- 1947
Bishop John Aloysius Coleman Armidale dioc, NSW
- 1958
Rev Mgr Edward Francis Bond Concord, etc, NSW
- 1959
Rev Vincent Pelc OFMConv
- 1960
Rev Veremund Ubach OSB New Norcia, WA
- 1964
Rev Kevin Robert Northeast OP Camberwell, Vic, etc
- 1965
Rev John Butler Moruya, etc, NSW
- 1967
Rev Thomas O'Callaghan Brisbane dioc
- 1968
Rev Mgr Francis Patrick Maguire Seymour, etc, Vic
- 1968
Rev Albert Scherzinger SAC Melbourne, etc
- 1972
Rev Patrick Augustine Doyle OSA Dioceses of Cairns, Sandhurst and Birsbane
- 1972
Rev Martin Laginskie OSB New Norcia, WA
- 1973
Rev Mgr John Murphy Perth dioc
- 1977
Rev Joseph Zagami CM Eastwood, NSW, etc
- 1984
Rev Ernest Conlan MSC Sydney; Kings Meadows, Tas, etc
- 1988
Rev Phillip Frederick O'Donnell Hobart, Tas; Bondi, Haymarket, Rose Bay, Clovelly, Chatswood, Kogarah, Auburn, Bankstown, NSW
- 1992
Rev Denis Francis Bourke CM Eastwood, NSW; Guildford, Kwinana, WA; Rostrevor, SA; Bendigo, Vic
- 1996
Rev Frederick Maurice Chamberlin Melbourne Cathedral, East St. Kilda, East Brighton, Epping, Caulfield, Vic
- 2004
Rev John William Wall Hobart, Sandy Bay, Latrobe, Tas