Rev Neville Grundy
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Neville
Middle Names:
James
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Grundy
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Toowoomba QLD
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Toowoomba QLD
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Toowoomba
Seminary:
Pius XII Provincial Seminary, Banyo, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Toowoomba QLD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba | Warwick | Curate | 1951 | 1951 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Cathedral | Curate | 1951 | 1952 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Brisbane | Banyo | Pius XII Regional Seminary | 1952 | 1954 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Cathedral | 1954 | 1956 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Toowoomba | Teacher, Christian Brothers' College | 1956 | 1956 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Cathedral | 1957 | 1959 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Allora | 1959 | 1960 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Roma | 1960 | 1965 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Augathella | 1965 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||||
| Toowoomba | Allora | Parish Priest | Jul | 1979 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar; Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
Prayer Calendar: Deceased Priests who have ministered the Catholic Faith throughout Toowoomba and districts, 1864–2025, Compiled by Annie Carrett, Diocesan Archivist, 2001, Updated by Gabrielle Saide, Diocesan Archivist, 2023:
Rev Neville James Grundy, died 17 July 1979
Neville James Grundy was born on 2nd February, 1926, in Toowoomba, to James Joseph and Dorothy Grundy (nee Kenafake). He attended St Saviour's Convent Primary School and St Mary's, CBC. His Seminary training took place at Pius XII, Banyo, and reportedly he was a brilliant student, possibly the 'cleverest' that had ever attended the Seminary. He was 3rd in the State in his Senior (1943) year without even doing much work - brilliant in sciences and maths. He was ordained in Toowoomba on 26th July, 1950, by Archbishop Patrick Mary O'Donnell. His first appointment was to Warwick in 1951, followed, in that same year, by the Bishop's House and the Cathedral. From 1952-54 he was at Pius XII, Banyo, and from 1954-56, St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba. He taught seniors at CBC Warwick in 1956 and was then based at the Cathedral from 1957-59; Allora (1959-60); Roma (1960-65) and Augathella in 1965. He returned to Allora and died as Parish Priest in 1979. He had suffered poor health for many years, and even though this forced him to look after himself he carried a real devil-may-care attitude towards his health - seemingly not to care. Neville was the golden-voiced priest of the Diocese and his reputation - for which he seemed to care little - preceded him everywhere. Idolised by his people, he was renowned at Augathella (in particular) for his interest and organisation of school team football - he was crazy about it. He gradually went to a very bad state of blindness and suffered immensely before his death. He is buried in the Toowoomba/Drayton Cemetery.
(Ref. Clerical CV and Fr B. Kane).
Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.