Monsignor John McDermott
Title:
Monsignor
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
McDermott
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Armidale NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Armidale NSW
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Gunnedah NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Gunnedah 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 | Gunnedah | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Bundarra | Assistant Priest | 1914 | 1918 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Bundarra | Parish Priest | 1918 | 1926 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Werris Creek | 1926 | 1944 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Gunnedah | Parish Priest | 1944 | 1954 | Campbell; Gravestone |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
McDermott, John
Born 1889 in Armidale, exact date unknown. Educated in Armidale by the Ursulines at their school in the city. Studied at St Patrick's College, Manly. Ordained on 24 April 1911 in Armidale by Bishop P J O'Connor. His first appointments were as assistant priest Gunnedah, then to Bundarra in 1914, where he spent 12 years, being appointed parish priest in 1918 on the death of Joachim Guerrini. In 1926 he was transferred to Werris Creek, remaining in that town until 1944, when transferred to Gunnedah as parish priest, following the death of Daniel Keane. He was created a Domestic Prelate (Monsignor} in April 1949. A brother Patrick McDermott was also a priest of the diocese, and succeeded him as parish priest Werris Creek in 1944. Four sisters were nuns (Ursuline (2), Good Samaritan (1) and Mercy (1)). He died on 15 June 1954 in Gunnedah, and was buried in Gunnedah cemetery. A new primary school building was under construction in Gunnedah at the time of his death.
(Sources: FJ 27 Apr 1911 p30, AE 16 Jun 1954 p 2, 18 Jun 1954 p 2, NDL 17 Jun 1954 p 2, 18 Jun 1954 p 2, headstone).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)