Rev Francis Owens
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Ernest
Middle Names:
Francis
Preferred Name:
Francis
Surname:
Owens
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Country of Birth:
New Zealand
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Country of Ordination:
Ordination Diocese:
Christchurch
Seminary:
Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Ross
Country of Death:
New Zealand
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Leeston
Country of Burial:
New Zealand
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | Greymouth | 1965 | Press, 21 December 1971 | ||||||
| Christchurch | Ross | Parish Priest | 1965 | Dec | 1971 | ACD 1969-70 p 379, 1971 p 403, 1972 p 412, 1973 p 383 (Index); Press, 21 December 1971 |
Biographical Notes
Birth: NZRG 1912/11536, Ernest Francis Owens, son of Violet Philomena and Thomas Francis. Death: NZRG 1972/31141.
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Obituary. Rev. E.F. Owens, Press, Christchurch, 21 December 1971, p 11, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19711221.2.76:
(From Our Own Reporter) Greymouth, Dec. 20. The Roman Catholic parish priest of Ross, the Rev. Father Ernest Francis Owens, died suddenly on Saturday. He was aged 60.
Father Owens was stationed in Greymouth for four years before becoming parish priest of Ross in 1965.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Patrick’s Church, Ross, on Wednesday, and interment will take place at Leeston.
Father Owens is survived by five brothers.
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Deaths, Press, Christchurch, 22 December 1971, p 29, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19711222.2.182.9:
Owens, Rev. Father Ernest Francis, Parish Priest of Ross—On December 18, 1971, at Ross, dearly loved eldest son of the late Thomas and Violet Owens, and loved brother of Neville, Ron, Curly (all of Christchurch), Matt (Wellington), and Maurice (Ohura); aged 60 years. Requiescat in Pace. Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St John's Catholic Church, Leeston, This Day (Wednesday), at 10.30 a.m., thence interment in Leeston Catholic Cemetery. Lamb, A., and Hayward, Ltd.