Rev Francis LeFevre
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Francis
Middle Names:
Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
LeFevre
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney NSW
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
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:
Lincoln Grove, Tamworth NSW
Country of Burial:
Australia
Find A Grave URL:
Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | Glen Innes | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Inverell | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | South Tamworth | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Moree | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | South Tamworth | Parish Priest | Jan | 1973 | Campbell; Gravestone | ||||
| Armidale | Tenterfield | Parish Priest | 1993 | May | 1998 | Campbell; Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
Glen Innes, Inverell, South Tamworth, Moree, Tenterfield, NSW
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Le Fevre, Francis Joseph
Date and place of birth unknown [Newcastle]. Early education was from the Sisters of Mercy, and other primary schooling was with the Sisters of St Joseph, Taree, and the Christian Brothers Goulburn NSW. He completed his secondary studies with the Christian Brothers, Tamworth. He then spent eight years working with the Commonwealth Bank in Botany, Inverell and Tamworth. He studied at St Columba's College, Springwood from 1955, then at St Patrick's College, Manly. He was ordained in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney on 15 July 1961 for the Armidale diocese. His first appointment was as assistant priest Glen Innes, followed by periods at Inverell, South Tamworth and Moree. He was appointed parish priest of South Tamworth in January 1973. While in that position he was deeply involved in the substantial changes that occurred within the Catholic education system in the Tamworth area at both primary and secondary levels, and built the new parish church of Mary Help of Christians, South Tamworth. He transferred to Tenterfield as parish priest in 1993. He died on 15 May 1998 following a vehicle accident near Armidale while travelling between Tenterfield and Tamworth. He was buried in the Lincoln Grove lawn cemetery Tamworth.
(Sources: CW 6 Jul 1961 p 6, NDL 16 May 1998 p 2, 18 May 1998 p 3, 19 May 1998 p 16, 21 May 1998 p 1, AE 18 May 1998 p 2).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)