Rev Pierre Le Rennetel SM
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Pierre
Middle Names:
François
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Le Rennetel
Order:
SM
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
La Boussac, Brittany
Country of Birth:
France
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Dundalk, Co Louth
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Church Hill, Sydney NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Waverley, Sydney NSW
Country of Burial:
Australia
Find A Grave URL:
Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cumberland Street | 1879 | ADB | ||||||
| Sydney | Church Hill | Assistant Priest | Nov | 1883 | ADB | ||||
| Sydney | Church Hill | Parish Priest | Nov | 1883 | 25 | Jul | 1904 | ADB; Gravestone | |
| Sydney | Sydney | Rector, St John's College | 1883 | 1883 | ADB |
Biographical Notes
Australian Dictionary of Biography entry: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/le-rennetel-pierre-francois-7173
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Farewell at St Pat’s Church Hill celebrates rich legacy of Marists, by Michael Cook, Catholic Weekly, Sydney, 15 August 2025, https://catholicweekly.com.au/farewell-at-st-pats-church-hill-celebrates-rich-legacy-of-marists/, accessed on 19 December 2025:
[...]The history of St Pat’s is a tapestry of service and holiness. As Bishop Meagher reminded his listeners, some of the early priests were remarkable men, revered by their Irish parishioners even though they were all originally from France.
When the first Marist parish priest, Fr Joseph Monnier, died in 1874, his room was stripped bare by devotees in search of relics and souvenirs. The 1904 funeral of the third parish priest, Fr Peter Le Rennetel, was attended by 40,000 people. [...]