Rev Joe Portley

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Michael

Middle Names:

Joseph

Preferred Name:

Joe

Surname:

Portley

Order:

Date of Birth:

25-Jan-1905

Place of Birth:

Ipswich QLD

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

18-Dec-1927

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ireland

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

19-Jul-1971

Place of Death:

Toowoomba QLD

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1971

Place of Burial:

Toowoomba QLD

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251355243

Appointments Table

Diocese
Place
Role
Start Day
Start Month
Start Year
End Day
End Month
End Year
Source
Brisbane Cathedral19281929Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Brisbane StanthorpeToowoomba Prayer Calendar
Brisbane BrisbaneChaplain, Brisbane General HospitalToowoomba Prayer Calendar
Brisbane BulimbaToowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba CharlevilleCurate1940Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba Warwick19401946Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba TannymorelAdministrator19481949Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba CathedralCurate1953Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
Toowoomba MitchellAdministrator19531956Toowoomba Prayer Calendar
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Biographical Notes

Prayer Calendar: Deceased Priests who have ministered the Catholic Faith throughout Toowoomba and districts, 1864–2025, Compiled by Annie Carrett, Diocesan Archivist, 2001, Updated by Gabrielle Saide, Diocesan Archivist, 2023:
Rev Michael Joseph Portley, died 19 July 1971

Born 25th January, 1905, at Bright View, Ipswich Parish, to Thomas and Bridget Portley (nee Dowling). He attended the State School at Lockrose and St Laurence O'Toole's, Sth Brisbane. He was ordained from Dalgan Park Seminary, Galway, on 18th December, 1927 by Bishop Thomas Doherty of Galway. Joe was ordained a member of the Columban Fathers, but never made it to the Missions. His first appointment in Brisbane was as relief at St Stephen's Cathedral from 1928-29 and then at Stanthorpe, Brisbane General Hospital and Bulimba. He was appointed Curate at Charleville (1921[sic]-40); relieved in Warwick (1940-46); ADM at Tannymorel (1948-49); Curate at St Patrick's Cathedral (1953); relieved in various Parishes and was then appointed ADM at Mitchell (1953-56). He had suffered serious bouts of illness throughout his life, including a time off duty from 1930-40. He died in St Vincent's Hospital following surgery for a heart attack, and is buried in the Toowoomba/Drayton Cemetery. Significantly he died on an old St Vincent de Paul box. He had his own way of displaying charity and was noted for his work in the confessional.
(Ref. Clerical CV, Fr M. Moran and Fr B. Kane)

Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.