Rev Bernard Bley MSC

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Bernard

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Surname:

Bley

Order:

MSC

Date of Birth:

19-Nov-1862

Place of Birth:

Country of Birth:

Germany

Date of Ordination:

10-Mar-1890

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Seminary:

Date of Death:

14-Feb-1944

Place of Death:

Rabaul

Country of Death:

Papua New Guinea

Date of Burial:

1944

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Country of Burial:

Papua New Guinea

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Biographical Notes

Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 1, 1979, p 27:

Bley, Bernard, MSC, German, Visitor
Died of Injuries Sustained in an Air Raid
One of the unsung heroes among our missionaries who set out from Australian shores. b. 19.11.1862; professed 4.10.'88; ord. 10.3.'90. Went to New Britain in 1890. Stationed in Vunapope, St. Paul, Takabur, Kabaira, Ulamona, Vunapope. d. 14.2.1944 of injuries sustained in an air raid on Rabaul - a sad fate for a missioner of 54 years standing.
(Not prev. listed in Footprints.)
Ref.: MSC Archives, Canberra per Fr. J. McMahon MSC.