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Rev Patrick Sullivan SJ

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Patrick

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Sullivan

Order:

SJ

Date of Birth:

05-May-1916

Place of Birth:

Sydney NSW

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

08-Mar-1956

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

10-Mar-1956

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208257286



Biographical Notes

Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Sullivan, Patrick

Teacher; born Sydney, NSW, 5 May 1916; died Melbourne, 8 March 1956, aged 39.

Pabtrick Sullivan was educated at OLSH, Bowral, and Riverview, 1928-33. As a boy he was liked by others, and was a member of both the Sodality and GPS debating. He took a prominent part in drama and played rugby in the second XV.

He entered the Society at Loyola College, Watsonia, 8 February 1934, was a junior and philosopher there, studied theology at Canisius College, Pymble, and did regency at Riverview, 1941-44, where he was also third prefect. Tertianship was completed at Watsonia, 1949, and he then returned to Riverview as spiritual father to the boys, 1950-52. Afterwards he spent a few years at the junior school, Campion Hall, Point Piper. His final appointment was as socius to the master of novices at Watsonia, 1955-56.

He was a gentleman who was a friend of everyone who knew him. He was simple in manner, always cheerful, obliging and zealous. He died suddenly, the result of a road accident while making a right-hand turn on his motor cycle. The impact was not considered severe, and it was thought that he really died from a heart attack.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)