Rev Dr Patrick Kenny
Title:
Rev Dr
First Name:
Patrick
Middle Names:
Vincent
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Kenny
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Kingston QLD
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane QLD
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Brisbane
Seminary:
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Brisbane QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Nudgee, Brisbane QLD
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Nambour | Assistant Priest | 1940 | Funeral brochure | |||||
| Brisbane | Yeronga | Assistant Priest | 1941 | Funeral brochure | |||||
| Brisbane | Red Hill | Assistant Priest | 1942 | Jul | 1943 | Funeral brochure | |||
| Brisbane | Beaudesert | Assistant Priest | Jul | 1943 | Jul | 1946 | Funeral brochure | ||
| Brisbane | Rosalie | Jul | 1946 | 1946 | Funeral brochure | ||||
| Brisbane | Cathedral | 1947 | 1948 | Funeral brochure | |||||
| Brisbane | Pomona | Parish Priest | Jan | 1954 | Oct | 1960 | Funeral brochure | ||
| Brisbane | Gympie | Parish Priest | Oct | 1960 | Jul | 1992 | Funeral brochure |
Biographical Notes
Funeral brochure, 10 January 2006:
Patrick Vincent Kenny was born on 12 March 1915 at Kingston, the youngest of the eight children of James Kenny and Sarah Susan [Shannon]. Family members were Father Bill [priest of this Archdiocese] Jack, Mary, Virgil, Christopher, Claver and Paul (all deceased). His primary education was at the Chambers Flat State School and the Logan Reserve State School, and secondary schooling was at St. Joseph's College, Nudgee. His seminary formation took place at Springwood and Manly, New South Wales. Pat was ordained to the Priesthood on 25 July 1940 in St. Stephen's Cathedral. He served as an assistant priest in Nambour [1940], Yeronga [1941], Red Hill [1942-July 1943], Beaudesert [1943-July 1946], Rosalie [to end of 1946], and St. Stephen's Cathedral [1947-1948]. From the beginning of 1948 until the end of 1953 he studied in Rome where he completed a Doctorate in Canon Law at the Gregorian University. In January 1954 he was appointed Parish Priest of St. Patrick's Pomona until October 1960 when he went as Parish Priest of St. Patrick's Gympie, a post he held until his retirement in July 1992. Doc. Kenny
then moved to Wavell Heights and more recently resided and was cared for by Holy Spirit Home, Carseldine. He died there during the afternoon of 4 January 2006. May he experience forever the joy and eternal peace of the Risen Lord.
A reminiscence by Fr Ed Kenny (nephew)
For members of his family Uncle Pat was a kind and generous friend. When Claver Kenny, his brother, was killed in a tragic accident, Pat's generosity helped with a good education for each member of that family. His old house in Coolangatta was used by other families for annual holidays; a financial gift
assured nephew Ed a post graduate degree. He spoke fluent German and Italian from student days in Rome. His canon law thesis there was interrupted when it was found someone else had written on the same topic: he had to begin again with a different topic: "The Absolute Incompetence of an Ecclesiastical Judge."
He rode his Roman motor scooter wildly: he was an equally impatient car driver. He gained his pilot's licence and flew a light plane. His "continental tales" were entertaining. His clergy mates called him "Caesar." After speaking with Pope Pius XII he reckoned that Pius only thought he could speak English.
He prayed the breviary in the new Latin version promulgated by Pope John Paul II. Mass and the liturgy were important to him: and needed to be done with dignity. He was interested in politics. He kept in touch with his relatives and encouraged them.