Rev Robert Watson
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Robert
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Watson
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Armidale NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Armidale NSW
Country of Ordination:
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Tamworth NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Armidale NSW
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | Tamworth | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Inverell | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Narrabri | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Gunnedah | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Emmaville | Parish Priest | 1953 | 1958 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Ashford | Parish Priest | 1958 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Tamworth | Chaplain, Nazareth House | 1963 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Oxley Vale | Parish Priest | 1967 | Aug | 1972 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Watson, Robert
Born in Armidale on 8 July 1910. Educated at De La Salle College, Armidale. After completing his schooling he was employed for some years by the NSW Railways Department. He studied at St Columba's College, Springwood, and St Patrick's College Manly, and was ordained on 25 July 1944 in Armidale by Bishop John Coleman with John McKean and Len Henry. He served as assistant priest in Tamworth, Inverell, Narrabri and Gunnedah. In 1953 he was appointed as parish priest Emmaville, moving to Ashford in 1958. In 1963 he was appointed as chaplain at Nazareth House, Tamworth, and then was appointed as the first parish priest of Oxley Vale, a parish based on the north western outskirts of Tamworth, in 1967 (the parish later was reabsorbed into the Tamworth parish). He remained in that position until August 1972 when he retired. He died on 8 September 1984, and was buried in the Armidale cemetery. He had a keen interest in photography and woodwork as hobbies.
(Sources: Advocate 10 Sep 1953 p 2, CW 31 Aug 1972 p 6, AE 24 Jul 1944 p 4, 26 Jul 1944 p 6, 10 Sep 1984 p 10, headstone).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)