Rev William O'Dowling SJ
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Rev
First Name:
William
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O'Dowling
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SJ
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Dublin
Country of Birth:
Ireland
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Place of Death:
Adelaide SA
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Australia
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West Terrace, Adelaide SA
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Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Sevenhill | Mar | 1880 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | |||||
| Adelaide | Georgetown | 1883 | 1885 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | |||||
| Adelaide | Manoora | 1885 | 1887 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | |||||
| Adelaide | Kooringa (Burra) | 1888 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | ||||||
| Port Pirie | Jamestown | 1895 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | ||||||
| Adelaide | Sevenhill | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | |||||||
| Sydney | North Sydney | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants | |||||||
| Adelaide | Norwood | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants |
Biographical Notes
Fr Frank Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants: Recalling the Spirit of the Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Port Augusta and Port Pirie 1888-2008, 2008:
O'Dowling, William, SJ
Born: 31/3/1847 in Dublin, Ireland.
Entered Austrian Province of Jesuits: 24/12/1870 at Tyrnau, Austria, with the specific intention of joining the South Australian Mission.
Arrived at Sevenhill on 5/3/1880 and taught there for a few years. Then moved to Georgetown 1883-1885; Manoora 1885-1887; Kooringa (Surra) 1888; Jamestown 1895. He later worked at Sevenhill, North Sydney and Norwood.
Died: 28/6/1916 in Adelaide. Aged 69.
On the 5/8/1880 he fell off his horse and broke his right arm.
"A zealous, capable missionary, with great physical strength and endurance." Jesuit Records.
(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)
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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
O'Dowling, William
Pastor; born Dublin, 31 March 1847; died Adelaide, South Australia, 28 June 1916, aged 69.
William O'Dowling entered the Austrian province of the Society at Tyrnau, 24 December 1870, with the specific intention of joining the South Australian mission. He was a junior at St Andrä, studied philosophy at Posen, 1874-76, theology at Innsbruck, 1876-79, and tertianship at Milltown Park, 1879.
He arrived at Sevenhill, 5 March 1880, and taught there for a few years. He also did pastoral work. He then went to Georgetown, 1883-85, Manoora, 1885-87, and Kooringa as superior in 1888. From 1897-1903 he worked in the parish of Norwood, and was minister and procurator. He spent two periods at Sevenhill, 1903-04 and 1908-11, as well as a few years at North Sydney, 1904-08. Finally, he went to Norwood, 1911-16, working within the parish.
O'Dowling was a zealous, capable missioner, with great physical strength and endurance, and was a good pastor of souls.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)