Rev William Whelan
Title:
Rev
First Name:
William
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Whelan
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Charleville, Co Cork
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
All Hallows, Dublin
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Brisbane
Seminary:
All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Mallow, Co Cork
Country of Death:
Ireland
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Tullylease, Danesfort, Co Cork
Country of Burial:
Ireland
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Rosalie | Assistant Priest | 1934 | 1939 | Catholic Leader, 15 February 1976 | ||||
| Brisbane | Bulimba | Assistant Priest | 1939 | 1945 | Catholic Leader, 15 February 1976 | ||||
| Brisbane | Norman Park | Parish Priest | 1945 | Nov | 1971 | Catholic Leader, 15 February 1976 |
Biographical Notes
Irish priest labored here for 40 years, Catholic Leader, Brisbane, 15 February 1976, p 7:
Father William Whelan, former parish priest of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Norman Park, Brisbane, died in Mallow Hospital, County Cork, Ireland, on January 1.
Fr Whelan was born on July 20, 1908 at Charleville, County Cork, and educated in the local national school, Mount Mellaray Seminary and All Hallows College, Dublin.
Fr Whelan was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Brisbane on June 25, 1933 and arrived in Brisbane in May 1934.
He served first as assistant priest in the Sacred Heart Parish, Rosalie, 1934-1939, and then as assistant in the Bulimba parish of Sts Peter and Paul, 1939-1945.
Sick leave
In 1945, he was appointed parish priest of Norman Park, where he remained until he left for Ireland on sick leave in November 1971.
He resigned in October 1974 through ill-health.
A concelebrated Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul was celebrated in St Stephen Cathedral, Brisbane, on January 14, 1976.
Principal celebrant was Bishop Gerry (Auxiliary, Brisbane) and Archbishop O'Donnell, retired Archbishop of Brisbane, was in the sanctuary.
Assisting celebrants were Frs M. O'Connell, T. Norris, H. Laing, R. Lee and G. Nichol.
Bishop Gerry, preaching the homily, recalled memories of Fr Whelan as assistant priest at the Sacred Heart Parish, Rosalie.
The bishop was a student at the Rosalie convent school when Fr Whelan arrived from Ireland to take up duty at Rosalie.