Rev Neil O'Donoghue

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Neil

Middle Names:

John

Preferred Name:

Surname:

O'Donoghue

Order:

Date of Birth:

22-Sep-1917

Place of Birth:

Mudgee NSW

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

08-Dec-1948

Place of Ordination:

St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba QLD

Country of Ordination:

Australia

Ordination Diocese:

Toowoomba

Seminary:

Pius XII Provincial Seminary, Banyo, Australia

Date of Death:

29-Sep-1980

Place of Death:

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

Place of Burial:

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 Warwick19491950Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba Cathedral19501952Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba Pittsworth19531955Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba Cathedral19561957Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba Wallumbilla19571970Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba InglewoodParish Priest19701971Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba NewtownParish Priest19711978Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
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Biographical Notes

Meredith, Vic; Newtown, Warwick, Toowoomba, Wallumbilla, etc, Qld

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 Neil John O'Donoghue, died 29 Sep 1980

Neil John O'Donoghue was born at Mudgee NSW, on 22nd September, 1917, to John and Effie O'Donoghue. He attended St Matthew's Convent School at Mudgee. He worked for some time as a porter in the NSW Railways Department after leaving school. He graduated from his Seminary training at Pius XII, Banyo, and was ordained in St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba, on 8th December, 1948, by Bishop Roper. His first appointment was to Warwick in 1949 followed by St Patrick's Cathedral (1950-52); Pittsworth (1953-55); The Cathedral, again, in 1956; Wallumbilla in 1957; Inglewood, as PP, in 1970 and Newtown as PP from 1971-78. He died in 1980 in St Vincent's Hospital, four months after discovering that he had terminal cancer. He is buried in the Toowoomba Lawn Cemetery.
(Ref. Clerical CV, Brisbane Archives and Aust. Cath. Directory)

Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.