Rev Victor Roberts

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Victor

Middle Names:

Francis

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Roberts

Order:

Date of Birth:

24-May-1904

Place of Birth:

QLD

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

19-Dec-1926

Place of Ordination:

St Patrick's College, Manly NSW

Country of Ordination:

Australia

Ordination Diocese:

Brisbane

Seminary:

St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia

Date of Death:

28-May-1975

Place of Death:

Canossa, Brisbane QLD

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1975

Place of Burial:

Nudgee, Brisbane QLD

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183402040

Appointments Table

Diocese
Place
Role
Start Day
Start Month
Start Year
End Day
End Month
End Year
Source
Brisbane CoolangattaPriests of 1928
Brisbane GympiePriests of 1928
Brisbane MaryboroughPriests of 1928
Brisbane IpswichPriests of 1928
Brisbane EskParish PriestPriests of 1928
Brisbane IndooroopillyParish Priest19381973Priests of 1928
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Biographical Notes

Fr Denis W. Martin, Priests of 1928, Brisbane, 2003, p 63:
Victor Roberts

Sitting in the front row is the oldest priest, Phil Corrigan. Here first in the second row is the most junior, Victor Francis Roberts, who was ordained at St Patrick's College, Manly, in December of 1926.

He was assistant at Coolangatta, Gympie, Maryborough and Ipswich, Parish Priest at Esk and finally Parish priest at Indooroopilly for 35 years [1938-1973]. While there, he built the controversial new Holy Family Church, opened in 1963.

Vic, being a Roberts, ran 'a tight ship', 'was a quiet man' and certain priests and curates were more welcome to the presbytery than others. Being 'Con's brother' was always associated with his name. Another brother, Tom, got as far as the Irish College in Rome but did not go on.

He retired to Canossa in 1973 where he died on 29th May 1975, and burial took place at Nudgee.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr Denis Martin.)