Michael Colman | ANZ Clergy


About Help Contact login Rev Michael Colman SJ Title: Rev First Name: Michael Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Colman Order: SJ Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1858 Place of Birth: Foxford, Co Mayo Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 04-Oct-1920 Place of Death: Adelaide SA Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: Oct - 1920 Place of Burial: West Terrace, Adelaide SA Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158654180 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Colman, Michael Pastor; born Foxford, Co Mayo, Ireland, 25 September 1858; died Adelaide, 4 October 1920, aged 62. Michael Colman joined the Society at Tullamore, Ireland, as a secular priest, 6 September 1890. He spent a few years reading theology at Milltown Park, 1892-94, before teaching at Belvedere, 1894-95, at Clongowes, 1895-96, and at Galway, 1898-00. He did some work as a rural missionary, 1896-98, and worked in the church at Tullamore until 1902, when he was assigned as a military chaplain in South Africa, 1902-03. Tertianship at Tronchiennes followed. He was sent to China for a few years, 1905-07, and returned to parish work at Galway, 1907-08, before going to Australia and the parish of Norwood, 1908-11. He also worked at Hawthorn, 1911-13, and Loyola, Greenwich, 1913-14, returning to Norwood, 1914-19. During this time he was appointed military chaplain, embarking for Egypt in September 1915, but his service was terminated in December 1915, because of ill health. He only completed the voyage and saw no action. Back in Australia he gave missions and retreats in other parts of the country and was finally sent to Sevenhill, 1919-20. He was a man with intemperate zeal, dogged with ill health. He had considerable talent, but was very hard to manage. That may account for his continual movement during his life in the Society. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Michael

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Colman

Order:

Date of Birth:

25-Sep-1858

Place of Birth:

Foxford, Co Mayo

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

04-Oct-1920

Place of Death:

Adelaide SA

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Oct - 1920

Place of Burial:

West Terrace, Adelaide SA

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158654180

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Colman, Michael

Pastor; born Foxford, Co Mayo, Ireland, 25 September 1858; died Adelaide, 4 October 1920, aged 62.

Michael Colman joined the Society at Tullamore, Ireland, as a secular priest, 6 September 1890. He spent a few years reading theology at Milltown Park, 1892-94, before teaching at Belvedere, 1894-95, at Clongowes, 1895-96, and at Galway, 1898-00. He did some work as a rural missionary, 1896-98, and worked in the church at Tullamore until 1902, when he was assigned as a military chaplain in South Africa, 1902-03. Tertianship at Tronchiennes followed.

He was sent to China for a few years, 1905-07, and returned to parish work at Galway, 1907-08, before going to Australia and the parish of Norwood, 1908-11. He also worked at Hawthorn, 1911-13, and Loyola, Greenwich, 1913-14, returning to Norwood, 1914-19. During this time he was appointed military chaplain, embarking for Egypt in September 1915, but his service was terminated in December 1915, because of ill health. He only completed the voyage and saw no action. Back in Australia he gave missions and retreats in other parts of the country and was finally sent to Sevenhill, 1919-20.

He was a man with intemperate zeal, dogged with ill health. He had considerable talent, but was very hard to manage. That may account for his continual movement during his life in the Society.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Michael Colman SJ

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