Dean John O'Connell
Title:
Dean
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
O'Connell
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Place of Birth:
Dublin
Country of Birth:
Ireland
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Date of Death:
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Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Nudgee, Brisbane QLD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Toowoomba | 1909 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||||
| Brisbane | Kangaroo Point | Parish Priest | 1917 | 1937 | Priests of 1928; Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
Fr Denis W. Martin, Priests of 1928, Brisbane, 2003, pp 190-192:
Francis O'Connell
[...]
Fr O'Connell's relatives were -
Dean John Joseph O'Connell, elder brother, who was Parish Priest of Kangaroo Point 1917-1937.
Fr John O'Connell, nephew, who worked in the Archdiocese for a while and was Parish Priest of Cannon Hill but returned to Ireland.
Fr Michael O'Connell, nephew and the brother of Fr John, who came to Brisbane in 1933 and was Parish Priest of Wavell Heights from 1953 to 1975, then went into semi-retirement. He died in 2000.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr Denis Martin.)
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Prayer Calendar: Deceased Priests who have ministered the Catholic Faith throughout Toowoomba and districts, 1864–2025, Compiled by Annie Carrett, Diocesan Archivist, 2001, Updated by Gabrielle Saide, Diocesan Archivist, 2023:
Rev John Dean O'Donnell | O'Connell, died 2 Nov 1937
Born in Ireland, came to Brisbane Diocese in 1900. Pugh's Almanac lists him as serving in Toowoomba in 1909. He died aged 65 and is buried in Nudgee Cemetery.
(Ref. Linane O53 and Pugh's)
Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.