Patrick McGrath | ANZ Clergy


About Help Contact login Rev Patrick McGrath SJ Title: Rev First Name: Patrick Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: McGrath Order: SJ Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1870 Place of Birth: Nenagh, Co Tipperary Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 09-Feb-1948 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 10-Feb-1948 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300596413 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: McGrath, Patrick Teacher, pastor; born Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, 2 July 1870; died Melbourne, 9 February 1948, aged 77. Patrick McGrath was educated at the Crescent, Limerick, and worked for some years with Pim Brothers, drapers, in Dublin. He entered the Society at Tullamore, 14 August 1895, and after the juniorate studied philosophy at Vals, did regency at the Crescent, Limerick, 1901-05, studied theology at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1905-08, and again taught at the Crescent, 1908-10, before tertianship at Tronchiennes, 1910. He came to Australia on the ship 'Ormuz' in August 1911, worked in the parishes of North Sydney and Richmond, and taught at St Aloysius' College, 1915-18, but his main work was chiefly in the parishes. He was superior at Sevenhill, 1918-20, and Richmond, 1920-31. He also worked at Lavender Bay, 1932-43, as parish priest, then at Canisius College, Pymble, for a few years, before his final placement at the parish of Richmond, 1944-47. He was a consultor of the vice-province from 1939-44. He had, according to Albert Power, 'a deep sympathy, wide knowledge of human nature, practical common sense, and great kindliness, and large-hearted generosity. He was totally devoted to his people. He was, moreover, a man of shrewd business talent, and, at the same time, a man of vision and resolution'. He was remembered in the Richmond parish for building the spire on the church, and in Lavender Bay for the parish schools that he completed. His main recreations in later life were his violin and his pipe. He practiced his violin every morning for a short time before breakfast. He finally died from heart disease combined with high blood pressure. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Patrick

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

McGrath

Order:

Date of Birth:

02-Jul-1870

Place of Birth:

Nenagh, Co Tipperary

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

09-Feb-1948

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

10-Feb-1948

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300596413

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
McGrath, Patrick

Teacher, pastor; born Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, 2 July 1870; died Melbourne, 9 February 1948, aged 77.

Patrick McGrath was educated at the Crescent, Limerick, and worked for some years with Pim Brothers, drapers, in Dublin. He entered the Society at Tullamore, 14 August 1895, and after the juniorate studied philosophy at Vals, did regency at the Crescent, Limerick, 1901-05, studied theology at Milltown Park, Dublin, 1905-08, and again taught at the Crescent, 1908-10, before tertianship at Tronchiennes, 1910.

He came to Australia on the ship 'Ormuz' in August 1911, worked in the parishes of North Sydney and Richmond, and taught at St Aloysius' College, 1915-18, but his main work was chiefly in the parishes. He was superior at Sevenhill, 1918-20, and Richmond, 1920-31. He also worked at Lavender Bay, 1932-43, as parish priest, then at Canisius College, Pymble, for a few years, before his final placement at the parish of Richmond, 1944-47. He was a consultor of the vice-province from 1939-44.

He had, according to Albert Power, 'a deep sympathy, wide knowledge of human nature, practical common sense, and great kindliness, and large-hearted generosity. He was totally devoted to his people. He was, moreover, a man of shrewd business talent, and, at the same time, a man of vision and resolution'. He was remembered in the Richmond parish for building the spire on the church, and in Lavender Bay for the parish schools that he completed. His main recreations in later life were his violin and his pipe. He practiced his violin every morning for a short time before breakfast. He finally died from heart disease combined with high blood pressure.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Patrick McGrath SJ

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