Myles Patrick (Pat) Smith 17/03/1935 – 09/09/2011 Retired parish priest of Texas, Qld, devoted Christian Brother and teacher, supportive brother, loved uncle, loyal friend to many and a passionate Collingwood Football Club supporter to boot! Born in Marrickville, he left home at 14 to become a Christian Brother and with compassion, tenderness and concern, devoted his life to [...]

Kevin Sweeney 6/11/1927 – 17/08/2011 Kevin, the eldest of four children, was born in Castlemaine, Victoria. He attended primary school in various country areas and completed his secondary education at St Patrick’s College in Ballarat. In 1944 he entered Corpus Christi College Seminary, Werribee, and was ordained by Bishop O‘Collins at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Ballarat, on 22 July [...]

James David Wallace CSsR 26/02/1922 – 11/09/2011 James who was born in Warwick, Queensland spent his childhood on the family farm and attending the local state school. Not long after his Confirmation a Redemptorist gave a mission in his parish and from then on set his sights on being a Redemptorist. James made his profession in 1943 [...]

The following Priests also returned to the Father in recent months. (No obituaries received.) We hold them in prayer. James Wood CP 23/05/2011 Alfred Alexander SSS 20/06/2011 William van der Linden MSC 15/09/2011 Vincent J Marley (Broken Bay) 30/09/2011 Leo St Clair Leunig (Perth) 09/10/2011 William (Bill) Crahan (Canberra & Goulburn) 06/11/2011 John Eddy (Canberra [...]

Gordon Herbert Bennett 12/11/1920 – 10/05/2011 Gordon was born in Christchurch, Dorset, England. He worked as an Anglican lay missionary in the Bahamas with Fr John Lisle from 1945-51 who later became a Catholic priest in Perth. Gordon was ordained an Anglican priest in England but chose to become a Catholic in 1970. After undertaking seminary studies at [...]

Roderick Bray 04/04/1938 – 27/08/2011 The Diocese of Parramatta lost one of its much-loved priests with the death of Rod Bray on 27 August 2011. Rod was Parish Priest of St Margaret Mary’s Parish, Merrylands and only one month earlier, he had celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood with a Mass of Thanksgiving followed [...]

John Robert Carnie CSSR 17/09/1930 – 10/08/2011 John was the eldest of three children born in Bairnsdale, Victoria, to Ronald and Catherine (nee Murphy) Carnie. When he was about six the family moved to Benalla. After leaving school John joined what was then known as the Postmaster General’s Department (PMG) where he was a telegraph messenger, postman and [...]

Adelrick D’Cruz 04/04/1930 – 23/06/2011 Adelrick arrived in the Diocese of Sandhurst via India, from the Archdiocese of Maduria where he was ordained on 25 March 1957. His family, originally from Malaysia had migrated to Australia and Adelrick decided to follow them. Dick, as the priests knew him, had a number of assistant opportunities and two appointments as [...]

Fred Edwards 11/02/1932 – 01/06/2011 Fred was a science teacher and Anglican deacon before converting to Catholicism and being ordained to the Catholic priesthood at the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls, Rome on 26 March 1966. His seminary studies were at the Beda College in Rome. He served in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn as [...]

Paul Ly Kuang-Yao 06/01/1926 – 07/07/2011 Paul was born in the Province of Yuhan, mainland China. He was ordained on 21 December 1952 from Propaganda College. Paul completed his DCL (Doctor of Canon Law) studies and worked during holidays in England as the communist takeover prevented his return to his homeland. Invited by Bishop Bernard Stewart, he commenced [...]