Very Rev John Gibbons
Title:
Very Rev
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Gibbons
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Ballylooby, Co Tipperary
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Waterford
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Manilla NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Manilla 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 | Cathedral | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Glen Innes | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Narrabri | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Quirindi | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Manilla | 10 | Mar | 1912 | Aug | 1928 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Gibbons, John Joseph
Born 14 August 1864, Ballylooby, Tipperary, Ireland. Details of education unknown. Studied at St John's College, Waterford. Ordained at Waterford in 1890, exact date unknown. Arrived in Armidale, spent some time at the cathedral, then was sent to Glen Innes where he remained for 17 years. He then was assigned to Narrabri. After some years in that town he took twelve months leave in Ireland (1910). On return to duty he was temporarily appointed to Quirindi to provide relief for some months, and then was appointed to Manilla from 10 March 1912, when it was established as a separate parish, cut from Tamworth, which had serviced the town. He died 10 August 1928, Manilla after a long illness, and was buried in Manilla cemetery. It is noted on his headstone that it was 'erected by his devoted parishioners and friends'.
(Sources: Manilla Historical Society records, NSW Probate records, Advocate 16 Aug 1890 p 17, MDHC A-Z G37).
Giblin, James
Listed in E J Doody, Acta et Statuta 1951, Appendix VI, Obituary List, in the section headed 'supplementary list of priests who have also worked in the diocese', but with no details other than the period he reputedly worked in the diocese, in this case 1898.
Evidence gathered suggests that no priest by the name James Giblin actually existed and that the priest referred to is John Joseph Gibbons.
(Sources: Doody, MDHC A-Z G38).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)