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About Help Contact login Rev Robert O'Dempsey SJ Title: Rev First Name: Robert Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: O'Dempsey Order: SJ Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1858 Place of Birth: Enniscorthy, Co Wexford Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 01-Mar-1930 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1930 Place of Burial: Gore Hill NSW Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300642492 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: O'Dempsey, Robert Pastor; born Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, Ireland, 15 August 1858; died Sydney, 1 March 1930, aged 71. Robert O'Dempsey was educated at Clongowes, 1871-77, and did ecclesiastical studies in Rome. He entered the Society as a priest at Milltown Park, 12 November 1883. He taught at Belvedere, 1886-89, Clongowes, 1889-90, and Mungret, 1890-91, before a year of theology at Milltown Park, 1891-92. O'Dempsey was sent to Australia in 1892, and taught for a few years at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street; at Xavier College, 1895-97; Riverview, 1897-98, and St Patrick's College, 1900-01. He became engaged in parish ministry at Richmond, 1901-03, Hawthorn, 1903-12, Lavender Bay, 1912-22, as first parish priest, and Norwood, 1922-23. He was superior for that year. Later he went to St Aloysius' College, as spiritual father and director of sodalities. O'Dempsey was a friend of the Sydney archbishop and Monsignor O'Haran. He had a remarkable knowledge of Latin and Greek, and was a notable cricketer. As a pastor he was most devoted, regularly visiting the sick and members of the parish, showing much gentleness and sympathy. He was recognised as a lovable priest. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Robert

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

O'Dempsey

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Date of Birth:

15-Aug-1858

Place of Birth:

Enniscorthy, Co Wexford

Country of Birth:

Ireland

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Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

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Seminary:

Date of Death:

01-Mar-1930

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1930

Place of Burial:

Gore Hill NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/300642492

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
O'Dempsey, Robert

Pastor; born Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, Ireland, 15 August 1858; died Sydney, 1 March 1930, aged 71.

Robert O'Dempsey was educated at Clongowes, 1871-77, and did ecclesiastical studies in Rome. He entered the Society as a priest at Milltown Park, 12 November 1883. He taught at Belvedere, 1886-89, Clongowes, 1889-90, and Mungret, 1890-91, before a year of theology at Milltown Park, 1891-92.

O'Dempsey was sent to Australia in 1892, and taught for a few years at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street; at Xavier College, 1895-97; Riverview, 1897-98, and St Patrick's College, 1900-01.

He became engaged in parish ministry at Richmond, 1901-03, Hawthorn, 1903-12, Lavender Bay, 1912-22, as first parish priest, and Norwood, 1922-23. He was superior for that year. Later he went to St Aloysius' College, as spiritual father and director of sodalities.

O'Dempsey was a friend of the Sydney archbishop and Monsignor O'Haran. He had a remarkable knowledge of Latin and Greek, and was a notable cricketer. As a pastor he was most devoted, regularly visiting the sick and members of the parish, showing much gentleness and sympathy. He was recognised as a lovable priest.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Robert O'Dempsey SJ

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