Rev Edward Fahey
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Edward
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Fahey
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Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
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Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Orange NSW
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Bathurst
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | ? | 1931 | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Armidale | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Guyra | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | East Tamworth | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Ashford | Parish Priest | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Fahey, Edward
Born 15 August 1906, place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Studied at St Columba's College, Springwood and St Patrick's College Manly. He was ordained in Orange on 21 December 1930. After some years in the Bathurst diocese he transferred to the Armidale diocese and was appointed as assistant priest Armidale, Guyra and East Tamworth. While based in Armidale he was responsible for the successful introduction of the Alcoholics Anonymous movement into the diocese. He was then appointed parish priest of Ashford. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Arts by correspondence from London University, majoring in Latin, and successfully coached several students in the subject to Leaving Certificate level while in his various locations. After a heart attack at Ashford he retired and went to West Tamworth to live. He remained there in retirement for a number of years. After further heart trouble he relocated to Nazareth House, Tamworth where he lived until his death. He died on 27 April 1979, after insisting on attending the Anzac Day ceremonies, when he caught a chill. He had often been invited to deliver the local Anzac Day address, being a good public speaker. He was buried in Tamworth cemetery.
(Sources: Advocate 7 Jan 1954 p 2, headstone, O'Connor).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)