Rev Michael Hennessy
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Michael
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Hennessy
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Cashingtown, Co Wexford
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
All Hallows, Dublin
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Adelaide
Seminary:
All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Grafton NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Grafton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Adelaide | 1876 | Campbell | ||||||
| Adelaide | Salisbury | 1877 | Campbell | ||||||
| Adelaide | Mount Gambier | 1881 | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Narrabri | Jul | 1883 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Grafton | Mar | 1885 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Hennessy, Michael
Born Cashingtown, Co Wexford, Ireland March 1849. Educated at Hogan's school, New Ross, Co Wexford. Studied at All Hallows. Ordained at All Hallows on 24 June 1875 for the Adelaide diocese. Departed Gravesend 2 August 1875 on the ship Yorkshire, which arrived in Melbourne 18 November 1875. He was located at Adelaide in 1876, Salisbury in 1877 and Mount Gambier in 1881. He unsuccessfully attempted to build a church in Mount Gambier. He appeared in the Armidale diocese at Narrabri July 1883 when registered for the performance of marriages. He transferred from Narrabri to Grafton in late 1884 or early 1885. The report of his death notes that, 'although ailing for the past two or three weeks, he died rather unexpectedly'. He died in Grafton on 24 March 1885. He was buried in Grafton.
(Sources: FJ 21 Jul 1883 p15, AE 3 Apr 1885, p 8, Advocate 27 Nov 1875 p 9, 1 Apr 1876 p 13, 24 Feb 1877 p 7, 25 Apr 1885 p 16, MDHC A-Z H84).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)