Monsignor Thomas Leahy
Title:
Monsignor
First Name:
Thomas
Middle Names:
Alphonsus
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Leahy
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Tamworth NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Armidale NSW
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Tamworth NSW
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | Inverell | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Narrabri | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Moree | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Narrabri | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Ashford | Parish Priest | 1938 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Quirindi | Administrator | 1941 | 1945 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Warialda | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Bingara | Parish Priest | 1952 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Barraba | Parish Priest | 1953 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Gunnedah | Parish Priest | 1958 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Leahy, Thomas Alphonsus
Born 15 August 1905 in Tamworth. Educated in Tamworth and at De La Salle College Armidale. Studied at St Columba's College Springwood and St Patrick's College Manly. Ordained on 8 December 1929 in Armidale by Bishop P J O'Connor with Norman Tuttle. His first appointments were as assistant priest Inverell, Narrabri, then Moree, and again at Narrabri. He was appointed the first parish priest Ashford in 1938. He subsequently was Administrator at Quirindi (1941-1945). He became parish priest at Warialda, then Bingara (1952), then Barraba (1953), and was appointed to Gunnedah in 1958. While at Gunnedah he was appointed a Domestic Prelate (Monsignor). In 1967 he transferred to Manilla, where he remained until retirement to Nazareth House Tamworth in April 1975. He lived there until he died on 12 July 1981. He was buried in the Tamworth cemetery. His headstone incorrectly lists his date of death as 14 July 1981.
(Sources: Manly, Advocate 18 Dec 1952 p 2, 10 Sep 1953 p 2, NDL 14 July 1981, NVI 16 Jul 1981 p 11, Manilla Historical Society records).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)