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About Help Contact login Rev Michael Kelly SJ Title: Rev First Name: Michael Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Kelly Order: SJ Date of Birth: 03-May-1828 Place of Birth: Co Laois Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 03-Jun-1891 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: Jun - 1891 Place of Burial: Gore Hill NSW Country of Burial: Austria Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300547148 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Kelly, Michael Teacher, pastor; born Co Leix, Ireland, 3 May 1828; died Sydney, 3 June 1891, aged 63. Michael Kelly was educated and ordained at Maynooth, and spent about 15 years as a secular priest on the mission at Dundee, Scotland. He also worked at Turbotstown, Navan, and Mullingar for five years, and then, 19 September 1868, entered the Society at Milltown Park, Dublin. He spent a year studying theology at Woodstock in the United States, followed by tertianship at Frederick, Maryland. Kelly arrived in Sydney, and spent a few years as prefect of discipline, spiritual father and consultor, as well as teaching shorthand, history and geography for the public examination at Xavier College, Kew. He was appointed for a year to St Kilda House, and in 1883 until his death, worked in the parish of North Sydney, being superior and parish priest from 1882-1890. He was much appreciated for the care he took of the primary school in the district. The convent school at Lane Cove, the Brothers' school at Ridge Street, and a Sisters' School at Middle Head are the result of his zeal. When his health began to fail, he took up giving retreats in Melbourne, Adelaide, Ballarat and Perth. He was an eloquent preacher. When his illness continued he went to New Zealand for some treatment at the hot springs, but it did not help. When he died he was the first priest to be buried at Gore Hill on the North Shore. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Michael

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Kelly

Order:

Date of Birth:

03-May-1828

Place of Birth:

Co Laois

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

03-Jun-1891

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Jun - 1891

Place of Burial:

Gore Hill NSW

Country of Burial:

Austria

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300547148

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

Teacher, pastor; born Co Leix, Ireland, 3 May 1828; died Sydney, 3 June 1891, aged 63.

Michael Kelly was educated and ordained at Maynooth, and spent about 15 years as a secular priest on the mission at Dundee, Scotland. He also worked at Turbotstown, Navan, and Mullingar for five years, and then, 19 September 1868, entered the Society at Milltown Park, Dublin. He spent a year studying theology at Woodstock in the United States, followed by tertianship at Frederick, Maryland.

Kelly arrived in Sydney, and spent a few years as prefect of discipline, spiritual father and consultor, as well as teaching shorthand, history and geography for the public examination at Xavier College, Kew. He was appointed for a year to St Kilda House, and in 1883 until his death, worked in the parish of North Sydney, being superior and parish priest from 1882-1890.

He was much appreciated for the care he took of the primary school in the district. The convent school at Lane Cove, the Brothers' school at Ridge Street, and a Sisters' School at Middle Head are the result of his zeal. When his health began to fail, he took up giving retreats in Melbourne, Adelaide, Ballarat and Perth. He was an eloquent preacher. When his illness continued he went to New Zealand for some treatment at the hot springs, but it did not help. When he died he was the first priest to be buried at Gore Hill on the North Shore.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Michael Kelly SJ

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