Rev Patrick McDermott

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Patrick

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

McDermott

Order:

Date of Birth:

07-Jul-1895

Place of Birth:

Armidale NSW

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

30-Nov-1919

Place of Ordination:

Armidale NSW

Country of Ordination:

Australia

Ordination Diocese:

Armidale

Seminary:

St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia

St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia

Date of Death:

12-Jul-1953

Place of Death:

Werris Creek NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Jul - 1953

Place of Burial:

Werris Creek NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50090865

Appointments Table

Diocese
Place
Role
Start Day
Start Month
Start Year
End Day
End Month
End Year
Source
Armidale Wee WaaAssistant PriestCampbell
Armidale NarrabriCampbell
Armidale TamworthCampbell
Armidale BundarraParish PriestCampbell
Armidale MungindiCampbell
Armidale WalchaCampbell
Australia ArmyArmy ChaplainJul1939Feb1946Campbell
Armidale Werris CreekParish Priest1946Jul1953Campbell
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Biographical Notes

T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
McDermott, Patrick

Born 1895 Armidale, exact date unknown. Educated at De La Salle College Armidale and St Stanislaus College, Bathurst. Studied at St Columba's College Springwood and St Patrick's College, Manly. Ordained 30 November 1919 in Armidale by Bishop P J O'Connor. His first appointment was as assistant priest Wee Waa, then he was sent to Narrabri and Tamworth. He was appointed parish priest Bundarra, then to Mungindi and Walcha. He spent seven years as an Australian Army military chaplain from July 1939, serving in the Middle East and Pacific Islands areas of combat. He was attached at various times to military bases in Australia, his final appointment being as a chaplain on the hospital ship Manunda. He was discharged in February 1946 and was next appointed as parish priest Werris Creek, where he remained until he died. A brother John McDermott was also a priest of the diocese. Four sisters were nuns (Ursuline (2), Good Samaritan (1) and Mercy (1)). He died in Werris Creek on 12 July 1953. He was buried at Werris Creek.
(Sources: AE 13 Jul 1953 p 3, 15 Jul 1953 p 2, NDL 13 Jul 1953 p 2, 15 Jul 1953 p 2, Johnstone.)

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)