Rev Richard Shanahan
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Richard
Middle Names:
Daniel
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Shanahan
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Hamilton VIC
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Lincoln Grove, 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 | Armidale | Assistant Priest | 1954 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Moree | 1954 | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Cathedral | Administrator | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Walgett | Parish Priest | Campbell; Gravestone | ||||||
| Armidale | Gunnedah | Parish Priest | Campbell; Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Shanahan, Richard Daniel AM
Born in the region of Hamilton Vic on 13 November 1914. Details of education unknown. He joined the Columban Fathers, studied for the priesthood in Melbourne and Ireland, and was ordained on 21 December 1942 in Ireland. After his return to Australia he was loaned temporarily to the Armidale diocese and never left. His first appointment in the diocese was as assistant priest Armidale, from where he transferred to Moree in 1954. He was at one time Administrator of the cathedral parish, and also later parish priest of Walgett and Gunnedah. At one time he held a private pilot's licence. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1990 'for services to religion and the community'. He retired from Gunnedah parish, then lived at Nazareth House, Tamworth until his death on 20 November 1998. He was buried in Lincoln Grove memorial park cemetery, Tamworth.
(Sources: Advocate 8 Apr 1948 p 4, 12 Aug 1948 p 21, 7 Jan 1954 p 2, 4 Feb 1954 p 14).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)