Rev William Dowd

Title:

Rev

First Name:

William

Middle Names:

Martin

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Dowd

Order:

Date of Birth:

22-Jun-1915

Place of Birth:

Country of Birth:

Date of Ordination:

25-Jan-1967

Place of Ordination:

Rome

Country of Ordination:

Italy

Ordination Diocese:

Armidale

Seminary:

Date of Death:

04-Mar-2001

Place of Death:

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Place of Burial:

Lincoln Grove, Tamworth NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240006614

Appointments Table

Diocese
Place
Role
Start Day
Start Month
Start Year
End Day
End Month
End Year
Source
Armidale MoreeCampbell
Armidale South TamworthCampbell
Armidale GunnedahCampbell
Armidale West TamworthCampbell
Armidale BoggabillaCampbell
Armidale BingaraCampbell
Armidale MungindiCampbell
Armidale BoggabriCampbell
Armidale AshfordCampbell
Armidale TamworthCampbell
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Biographical Notes

Gravestone: Professed as a Christian Brother on 25 December 1941.

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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Dowd, William Martin

Born on 22 June 1915. Place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. He was professed as a Christian Brother on 25 December 1941. During his 25 year long period as a Brother he served in schools in St Kilda, Ballarat, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Rose Bay, Tamworth (on two occasions) Inveralochy, Strathfield and Gosford. He was then accepted for training for the priesthood by Bishop Edward Doody and sent to the Beda College Rome. He was ordained by Pope Paul VI on 25 January 1967. On return to the diocese he served at Moree, South Tamworth, Gunnedah, West Tamworth, Boggabilla, Bingara, Mungindi, Boggabri, Ashford, Tamworth and again at Mungindi. After retirement he resided at Nazareth House, Tamworth, until he died on 4 March 2001, and was buried in Lincoln Grove Memorial Gardens, Tamworth.
(Sources: NDL 5 Mar 2001 p 12, Remembrance card, Funeral Mass book).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)