Rev George Ainslie
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Rev
First Name:
George
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Surname:
Ainslie
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Place of Birth:
Ipswich QLD
Country of Birth:
Australia
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St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane QLD
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Australia
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Place of Death:
Oxley, Brisbane QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
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Place of Burial:
Nudgee, Brisbane QLD
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Australia
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Biographical Notes
Herston, Beenleigh, Petrie Terrace, Corinda, Toogoolawah, Qld
Funeral brochure: George Ainslie was born on 13th September 1912 at Ipswich, the eldest of four children born to Harry Ainslie and Hilda (Seary). Other family members are Les and Evelyn [both dec'd], and Bill. He attended the State and Convent Schools at Chinchilla. His secondary and seminary education was at St. Jude's Seminary, Ashgrove. George was ordained to the Priesthood on the feast of Ss Simon and Jude, 28th October 1936 in St Stephen's Cathedral for the Missionaries of the Most Holy Eucharist. After the closure of this order in 1938 he began to serve within the Archdiocese of Brisbane in the Parishes of Gayndah, Cannon Hill, Kingaroy, Rosalie, Beaudesert and Caboolture, until his appointment as Parish Priest of Toogoolawah (August 1946 till January 1954). He then relieved in the Nambour and Graceville parishes over a period of two years. Fr. George was then Pastor of Corinda (March 1956 - January 1964), Petrie Terrace (1964 - 1969), Beenleigh (1970 - January 1977), and Herston until his retirement in January 1984. His retirement was lived within the Beenleigh Parish and Marycrest, Kangaroo Point. He died at Canossa Hospital, Oxley on 21 October 1999.