Rev John Cullen
Title:
Rev
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Cullen
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
All Hallows, Dublin
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Sydney
Seminary:
All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Botany, Randwick 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 | Inverell | Curate | 1935 | Jun | 1936 | Inverell Times, 10 June 1936; Campbell | |||
| Sydney | Lithgow | Jun | 1936 | Jul | 1937 | Catholic Freeman's Journal, 29 July 1937 | |||
| Sydney | Auburn | Jul | 1937 | Catholic Freeman's Journal, 29 July 1937 | |||||
| Sydney | Rosebery | Parish Priest | 1949 | Dec | 1982 | Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
Rev. Father Cullen. Departure for Lithgow. Last Night's Presentation, The Inverell Times, 10 June 1936, p 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185368038:
After being associated with Inverell for the past twelve months, in the position of curate to the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. Father Cullen leaves this afternoon for Lithgow, having been recalled by the Archdiocese of Sydney. During his sojourn in this centre, Father Cullen has established many firm friendships, and there was a genuine tone of sincerity in the farewell gathering in his honor last night. [...]
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Lithgow. Public Tribute to Rev. Father Cullen, Catholic Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 29 July 1937, p 37, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146420708:
A farewell function to Rev. Father Cullen, who after a period of 12 months' residence in Lithgow has been transferred to Auburn, was held at St. Patrick's Hall, Lithgow, when a very enjoyable musical programme, organised by Mrs. Hickey, took place. Rev. Father Cullen was the recipient of a set of Breviaries and was thanked by numerous speakers for the splendid work he performed while in Lithgow.
The Mayor (Ald. H. B. Chandler), who presided, said that although associated with the parish for only 12 months, Father Cullen had endeared himself to the entire Catholic community, was universally popular and had carried out his duties in a manner which reflected credit upon himself and the Church generally. Although he was called upon during a very difficult period, due to the unfortunate illness and passing of the late respected parish priest, Rev. Father O'Farrell, he at all times rose to the occasion and therefore was much admired by the whole of the people. The Mayor also extended a warm welcome to Rev. Father Whelan, the new parish priest, and expressed the hope that his sojourn in Lithgow would be happy and successful. [...]
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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Cullen, J
Date and place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Place of study unknown. Date and place of ordination unknown. This entry is made because he is listed in ACD as being located at Inverell in the year 1936. There are no records of his movements within the diocese after that date and his name does not re-appear in later Directories. He is not listed in Doody. Date and place of death unknown. Place of burial unknown.
(Source: ACD)
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)