Rev Henry Ryan

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Henry

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Ryan

Order:

Date of Birth:

27-Jan-1893

Place of Birth:

Country of Birth:

Date of Ordination:

05-May-1918

Place of Ordination:

All Hallows, Dublin

Country of Ordination:

Ireland

Ordination Diocese:

Brisbane

Seminary:

All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland

Date of Death:

08-Nov-1960

Place of Death:

South Brisbane QLD

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Nov - 1960

Place of Burial:

Nudgee, Brisbane QLD

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183402787

Appointments Table

Diocese
Place
Role
Start Day
Start Month
Start Year
End Day
End Month
End Year
Source
Brisbane Toowoomba19191921Toowoomba Prayer Calendar; Priests of 1928
Rockhampton Blackall19211926Priests of 1928
Brisbane Ipswich Road19271928Priests of 1928
Brisbane Coorparoo19291933Priests of 1928
Brisbane Cavendish Road19341937Priests of 1928
Brisbane South BrisbanePriests of 1928
Brisbane KalingaParish Priest1938Nov1960Priests of 1928
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Biographical Notes

Fr Denis W. Martin, Priests of 1928, Brisbane, 2003, p 138:
Henry Ryan, BA

Equipped with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Henry Ryan arrived in the Archdiocese in 1918 following ordination in All Hallows, Dublin. Previously he had been at Mt Melleray as seemed to be the custom.

He spent two years in Toowoomba, then was on loan to Rockhampton diocese, working in Blackall from 1921-1926. Other appointments followed: Ipswich Road 1927-1928, Coorparoo 1929-1933, Cavendish Rd 1934-1937, South Brisbane and lastly as Parish Priest of St Anne's, Kalinga for 22 years, from 1938-1960.

Fr Ryan seems to have been a bit of a mystery man, quiet and retiring, and a devoted pastor.

He died in the Mater Hospital on 8th November 1960. Over 100 priests attended the Requiem Mass at the Cathedral. The funeral proceeded to Nudgee Cemetery.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr Denis Martin.)

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Prayer Calendar: Deceased Priests who have ministered the Catholic Faith throughout Toowoomba and districts, 1864–2025, Compiled by Annie Carrett, Diocesan Archivist, 2001, Updated by Gabrielle Saide, Diocesan Archivist, 2023:
Rev Henry Ryan, died 8 Nov 1960

Fr O'Leary's book lists Fr Ryan as being in Toowoomba in 1919, perhaps assisting Monsignor Fouhy. He is buried in Nudgee Cemetery.
(Ref. O'Leary's)

Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.