Rev John Egan SJ
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Rev
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John
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Egan
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SJ
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Dublin
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Ireland
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Melbourne VIC
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Australia
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Melbourne VIC
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Australia
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Biographical Notes
Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Egan, John
Teacher, pastor; born Dublin, 10 December 1875; died Melbourne, 19 November 1938, aged 62.
John Egan entered the Society, 7 September 1893, and was a novice and a junior at Tullamore, 1893-96. He studied philosophy at Enghien, Champagne, 1896-99, before teaching at Mungret, 1901-05. Theology studies were at Milltown Park, 1905-09, followed by tertianship at Tronchiennes, 1909-10.
In Ireland, Egan was involved in teaching at Galway, 1910-14, and at the Crescent, Limerick, 1914-16. He was reported to be a good chemistry teacher.
He came to Australia and taught at St Aloysius' College, 1916-19 and Xavier College, 1919-23, but his main work was in the parish of Richmond, 1923-38, where he was much appreciated for his wit and interesting sermons.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)