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About Help Contact login Rev Patrick Meagher SJ Title: Rev First Name: Patrick Middle Names: Michael Preferred Name: Surname: Meagher Order: SJ Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1935 Place of Birth: Barmedman NSW Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 05-Jan-2006 Place of Death: Sydney NSW Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 2006 Place of Burial: Macquarie Park, Ryde NSW Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145777335 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Meagher, Patrick Missionary, Scripture scholar, pastor; born Barmedman, NSW, 12 September 1935; died Sydney, 5 January, 2006, aged 70. Patrick Meagher was a man who loved everyone and everything with passion. He grew up amidst a large country family living on the outskirts of Cootamundra. He enjoyed life as a boarder at Riverview, was a fine athlete and prominent at rowing and rugby. He was also a cadet lieutenant. He related well to everyone around him and was respected for his solid piety and leadership, as well as for his sense of fun. He joined the Jesuits at Loyola, Watsonia, 1 February 1953, and after philosophy studies was missioned to India in 1958. He first studied Hindi, and then, except for two years teaching tribal boys in the Jesuit High School in Mahuadanr, he spent his whole life studying in Jerusalem, Germany and Rome, and later teaching scripture. He received his doctorate from the Biblicum in 1982, but, from 1971, taught Jesuits, seminarians and sisters all over India, but especially in Vidyajyoti College, Delhi. He was the last foreigner to be appointed to the faculty. His students respected his scholarship and his love of the Bible. But above all, they admired 'his deep humanity by which he created strong bonds of friendship with the many people he met in life.' He was a successful teacher and counsellor. Meagher was a regular contributor to the Vidyajyoti theological review. In his articles and book reviews, his pastoral approach was appreciated. He collaborated with Father Jules Volckaert to produce 'Breaking the Word - a Commentary on the Lectionary' in 1971. He was also a visitor to Australia from time to time, and lectured at Notre Dame University in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he made many friends. Not just the academic, Meagher had a time-consuming ministry to prisoners. For more than twenty years he visited Delhi's Tihar Jail twice a week, counselling and making contacts with the families of prisoners, with Embassies and with the courts. He spent many hours at home sending and receiving phone-calls and e-mails, communicating with people throughout India and overseas who were anxious to receive news of their imprisoned relatives. Even the prison authorities praised his altruistic work. For just over a year Meagher was diagnosed with a cancerous growth on his face. He continued teaching for a while but went to Australia for an operation. When he recovered sufficiently he returned to India, but the cancer grew and he returned to Australia for further treatment, but the doctors could do little to save his life. Even during his last weeks, Meagher wrote biblical articles for the 'Catholic Weekly', and received many visitors wishing to pay their respects. His last few days were spent at the Longueville Hospital in Sydney, and there he died surrounded by his family and Jesuit brothers. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Patrick

Middle Names:

Michael

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Meagher

Order:

Date of Birth:

12-Sep-1935

Place of Birth:

Barmedman NSW

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

05-Jan-2006

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

2006

Place of Burial:

Macquarie Park, Ryde NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145777335

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

Missionary, Scripture scholar, pastor; born Barmedman, NSW, 12 September 1935; died Sydney, 5 January, 2006, aged 70.

Patrick Meagher was a man who loved everyone and everything with passion. He grew up amidst a large country family living on the outskirts of Cootamundra. He enjoyed life as a boarder at Riverview, was a fine athlete and prominent at rowing and rugby. He was also a cadet lieutenant. He related well to everyone around him and was respected for his solid piety and leadership, as well as for his sense of fun.

He joined the Jesuits at Loyola, Watsonia, 1 February 1953, and after philosophy studies was missioned to India in 1958. He first studied Hindi, and then, except for two years teaching tribal boys in the Jesuit High School in Mahuadanr, he spent his whole life studying in Jerusalem, Germany and Rome, and later teaching scripture. He received his doctorate from the Biblicum in 1982, but, from 1971, taught Jesuits, seminarians and sisters all over India, but especially in Vidyajyoti College, Delhi. He was the last foreigner to be appointed to the faculty. His students respected his scholarship and his love of the Bible. But above all, they admired 'his deep humanity by which he created strong bonds of friendship with the many people he met in life.' He was a successful teacher and counsellor.

Meagher was a regular contributor to the Vidyajyoti theological review. In his articles and book reviews, his pastoral approach was appreciated. He collaborated with Father Jules Volckaert to produce 'Breaking the Word - a Commentary on the Lectionary' in 1971.

He was also a visitor to Australia from time to time, and lectured at Notre Dame University in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he made many friends.

Not just the academic, Meagher had a time-consuming ministry to prisoners. For more than twenty years he visited Delhi's Tihar Jail twice a week, counselling and making contacts with the families of prisoners, with Embassies and with the courts. He spent many hours at home sending and receiving phone-calls and e-mails, communicating with people throughout India and overseas who were anxious to receive news of their imprisoned relatives. Even the prison authorities praised his altruistic work.

For just over a year Meagher was diagnosed with a cancerous growth on his face. He continued teaching for a while but went to Australia for an operation. When he recovered sufficiently he returned to India, but the cancer grew and he returned to Australia for further treatment, but the doctors could do little to save his life. Even during his last weeks, Meagher wrote biblical articles for the 'Catholic Weekly', and received many visitors wishing to pay their respects. His last few days were spent at the Longueville Hospital in Sydney, and there he died surrounded by his family and Jesuit brothers.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Patrick Meagher SJ

Biographical Notes