Rev Nicholas Bassetto OSA

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Nicholas

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Bassetto

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23-Aug-1884

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Appointments Table

Diocese
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Role
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Melbourne WarrnamboolLinane Vol 1
Melbourne Port FairyLinane Vol 1
Melbourne St KildaLinane Vol 1
Melbourne PortlandLinane Vol 1
Melbourne DaylesfordLinane Vol 1
Melbourne HeathcoteLinane Vol 1
Sandhurst BendigoLinane Vol 1
Sandhurst Corop/EchucaLinane Vol 1
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Biographical Notes

Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 1, 1979, p 22:

Bassetto, Nicholas OSA (?), Italian
Needed a Chair to Mount His 'Cavallo'
Arr. Vic. 1869; served in Warrnambool, Port Fairy, St. Kilda, Portland, Daylesford where he came into conflict with Rev. George Barry, and in turn with Rev. Ottavio Barsanti. Good servant of Italian communities, but Bishop Goold was impatient with his deficiency in English, as happened with Joseph Ah Lee. Served briefly in Heathcote and Bendigo and then worked in Corop-Echuca district, living in house owned by Dr. Backhaus and proved himself a worthy pioneer. Histories written on Augustinian parishes in Sandhurst acknowledge Bassetto as first resident of Rochester but claim he wasn't an Augustinian. In 1877 he left for Palestine and there the trail ends.
(See Footprints, Vol. 1, No. 3)
Ref.: Books: Kyabram Catholic Heritage by Michael Endicott OSA (Augustinian Historical Commission); A Short History of the Catholic Church in Rochester, by Patrick Hickey OSA; Manuscript Diary of Mrs J.F. Devlin, held by Rev. F. Crowe, Portaland. M.D.H.C. File (Torquay), relating to corres. from late Bishop Hugh Ryan, Townsville.