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About Help Contact login Rev Charles Morrogh SJ Title: Rev First Name: Charles Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Morrogh Order: SJ Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1845 Place of Birth: Glanmire, Co Cork Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 08-May-1922 Place of Death: Richmond VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 09-May-1922 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208233745 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Morrogh, Charles Teacher; born Glanmire, Co Cork, 8 September 1845; died Richmond, Victoria, 8 May 1922, aged 76. Charles Morrogh was educated at Tullabeg and Clongowes and in England, and was a good leader, prefect of the Sodality and an athlete. He was always fond of outdoor recreation, was a keen cricketer and a good shot. He entered the Jesuit novitiate under Aloysius Sturzo at Milltown Park, 3 November 1864, and studied in France, Rome and England before teaching senior Latin, Greek and physics at Clongowes College. He arrived in Australia, 16 May 1880, and was sent to Xavier College as prefect of discipline. In 1883 he worked at St Mary's, North Sydney, before being transferred to St Aloysius' College. He was also elected vice-rector of St John's in November 1883 at a salary of £500 a year, and resided there. He was prefect of discipline at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, from 1884-86, performed pastoral work and taught logic at St John's. He spent another year at North Sydney in 1887 before going to Xavier College as socius to the master of novices, as well as being bursar to the farm, and teaching students for the public examinations. He was minister in 1889. He was remembered for his gift of order and for the peculiar precision of speech and manner that marked him all his life. In 1890 Morrogh moved to Riverview as bursar, and curator of the garden while lecturing in philosophy at St John's. For three years he became rector of St Aloysius' College, 1890-1893, and was also prefect of studies. In 1894-5 he was minister, bursar and cared for the farm at Xavier College, and in 1896 was doing pastoral work in the Hawthorn parish. His final appointment was to the parish of Richmond, 1897-1922. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Charles

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Morrogh

Order:

Date of Birth:

08-Sep-1845

Place of Birth:

Glanmire, Co Cork

Country of Birth:

Ireland

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Seminary:

Date of Death:

08-May-1922

Place of Death:

Richmond VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

09-May-1922

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

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

Teacher; born Glanmire, Co Cork, 8 September 1845; died Richmond, Victoria, 8 May 1922, aged 76.

Charles Morrogh was educated at Tullabeg and Clongowes and in England, and was a good leader, prefect of the Sodality and an athlete. He was always fond of outdoor recreation, was a keen cricketer and a good shot. He entered the Jesuit novitiate under Aloysius Sturzo at Milltown Park, 3 November 1864, and studied in France, Rome and England before teaching senior Latin, Greek and physics at Clongowes College.

He arrived in Australia, 16 May 1880, and was sent to Xavier College as prefect of discipline. In 1883 he worked at St Mary's, North Sydney, before being transferred to St Aloysius' College. He was also elected vice-rector of St John's in November 1883 at a salary of £500 a year, and resided there. He was prefect of discipline at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, from 1884-86, performed pastoral work and taught logic at St John's.

He spent another year at North Sydney in 1887 before going to Xavier College as socius to the master of novices, as well as being bursar to the farm, and teaching students for the public examinations. He was minister in 1889. He was remembered for his gift of order and for the peculiar precision of speech and manner that marked him all his life.

In 1890 Morrogh moved to Riverview as bursar, and curator of the garden while lecturing in philosophy at St John's. For three years he became rector of St Aloysius' College, 1890-1893, and was also prefect of studies. In 1894-5 he was minister, bursar and cared for the farm at Xavier College, and in 1896 was doing pastoral work in the Hawthorn parish. His final appointment was to the parish of Richmond, 1897-1922.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Charles Morrogh SJ

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