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About Help Contact login Rev James Quish Title: Rev First Name: James Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Quish Order: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Country of Birth: Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: Place of Death: Country of Death: Date of Burial: Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Kempsey, NSW --- Ballina. (From a Correspondent.) Dedication of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, Northern Star, Lismore, 23 July 1881, p 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71832273: July 19. Last Sunday the new Roman Catholic Church building, in this town, was dedicated under the above title by the Right Rev. Dr. Torreggiani, Bishop of Armidale. [...] After the blessing of the church, the Master of the Ceremonies commenced to robe the Bishop for the celebration of Pontifical High Mass. At this most solemn and impressive ceremony, the Rev. Father Norbert, pastor of the Tweed, acted as Deacon, and the Rev. J. Quish as Sub-deacon, and the ceremonies were under the direction of the Rev. J. J. Doyle. [...] --- T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005: Quish, James Date and place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Details of studies unknown. Date and place of ordination unknown. A Rev James Quish is recorded in The Advocate newspaper of Melbourne as having recently arrived in the Australian colonies in 1874 (the name is spelt 'Cuishe' in that reference}. A Rev J Quirk is listed as being located at Macleay River in 1878 or 1879 in Heaton. A Rev J Quish (or J Quick) is listed as being located at Macleay River 1878 in Kelly. A Fr Quish is recorded as being the Sub Deacon at a High Mass celebrated by Bishop Elzear Torreggiani in Lismore on 10 July 1881 as part of the ceremonies associated with the blessing and opening of the new presbytery at Lismore, with the Deacon at that Mass a 'Fr Norbert' - Norbert Schevenels. A J Quish is recorded in Doody in the section 'supplementary list of priests who have also worked in the diocese', with no details other than period in the diocese, shown as: 1881-1882. Date and place of death unknown. Place of burial unknown. (Sources: Heaton, Kelly, Doody, Advocate 25 Jul 1874 p 12, FJ 30 Jul 1881 p 19, MDHC A-Z Q1). (Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)

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Kempsey, NSW

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Ballina. (From a Correspondent.) Dedication of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, Northern Star, Lismore, 23 July 1881, p 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71832273:

July 19. Last Sunday the new Roman Catholic Church building, in this town, was dedicated under the above title by the Right Rev. Dr. Torreggiani, Bishop of Armidale. [...] After the blessing of the church, the Master of the Ceremonies commenced to robe the Bishop for the celebration of Pontifical High Mass. At this most solemn and impressive ceremony, the Rev. Father Norbert, pastor of the Tweed, acted as Deacon, and the Rev. J. Quish as Sub-deacon, and the ceremonies were under the direction of the Rev. J. J. Doyle. [...]

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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Quish, James

Date and place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Details of studies unknown. Date and place of ordination unknown. A Rev James Quish is recorded in The Advocate newspaper of Melbourne as having recently arrived in the Australian colonies in 1874 (the name is spelt 'Cuishe' in that reference}. A Rev J Quirk is listed as being located at Macleay River in 1878 or 1879 in Heaton. A Rev J Quish (or J Quick) is listed as being located at Macleay River 1878 in Kelly. A Fr Quish is recorded as being the Sub Deacon at a High Mass celebrated by Bishop Elzear Torreggiani in Lismore on 10 July 1881 as part of the ceremonies associated with the blessing and opening of the new presbytery at Lismore, with the Deacon at that Mass a 'Fr Norbert' - Norbert Schevenels. A J Quish is recorded in Doody in the section 'supplementary list of priests who have also worked in the diocese', with no details other than period in the diocese, shown as: 1881-1882. Date and place of death unknown. Place of burial unknown.
(Sources: Heaton, Kelly, Doody, Advocate 25 Jul 1874 p 12, FJ 30 Jul 1881 p 19, MDHC A-Z Q1).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)

Rev James Quish

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