Rev John Balangero

Title:

Rev

First Name:

John

Middle Names:

Baptist

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Balangero

Order:

Date of Birth:

12-Jan-1849

Place of Birth:

Country of Birth:

Italy

Date of Ordination:

23-Sep-1871

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

07-May-1919

Place of Death:

Country of Death:

USA

Date of Burial:

1919

Place of Burial:

Cincinnati OH

Country of Burial:

USA

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129069471

Appointments Table

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Brisbane Townsville18731874Linane Vol 1
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Biographical Notes

Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 1, 1979, p 19:

Balangero, John Baptist, Italian
"Two priests have worked in Townsville last year (1873-4): Andrew Bergeretti and John Baptist Balangero". Letter of Bishop J. Quinn to Bishop J.F. Moran (Ossory), 11.3.1874.
(Not listed in Footprints)
No other details are known.

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Autobiography: Gio. Battista Balangero, Australia e Ceylan: studi e ricordi di tredici anni di missione, Turin: G.B. Paravia, 1897, reprinted 1924. Copy held by National Library of Australia.

Ultimate fate discovered by ANZCC through Findagrave search, January 2026.