Rev Joseph Lynam
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Joseph
Middle Names:
Patrick
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Lynam
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
All Hallows, Dublin
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Tamworth NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Tamworth NSW
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale | Tamworth | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Glen Innes | Campbell | |||||||
| Armidale | Emmaville | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Walcha | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Boggabri | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Warialda | Parish Priest | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Lynam, Joseph Patrick
Born in Ireland on 13 June 1908, place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Studied at All Hallows College, Dublin. Ordained at All Hallows on 23 June 1935. He then came to the Armidale diocese. His first appointments were as assistant priest Tamworth, then Glen Innes. Other appointments as assistant priest are unknown. By 1948 he was parish priest Emmaville, at which time he took a trip home to Ireland. In 1950 he was appointed as parish priest Walcha and was also at one time parish priest Boggabri. His final appointment was as parish priest Warialda. He retired to Nazareth House, Tamworth where he lived until his death. A brother, Malachy, a priest in the Rockhampton diocese, died just before him on 3 September 1984. Two sisters, members of the Sisters of St Joseph, and a third unmarried sister survived him. He died at Tamworth on 18 October 1984. He was buried in Tamworth cemetery. His headstone shows his name as 'Joseph Patrick' Lynam. The death notice published in the Northern Daily Leader, and the funeral notice, give his name 'Joseph Francis' Lynam.
(Sources: AAHC, Advocate 30 Jul 1931 p 16, 18 Jul 1935 p 14, 8 Apr 1948 p 4, 6 Feb 1950 p 4, IT 27 Jul 1949 p 4, NDL 20 Oct 1984 p 27, 24 Oct 1984 p 33, personal notes).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)