Rev Leopold Bridge
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Leopold
Middle Names:
St Clair Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Bridge
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Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
West Maitland NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
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Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Woollahra, Sydney NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cathedral | Linane Vol 1 | |||||||
| Sydney | Cooma | Linane Vol 1 | |||||||
| Melbourne | Footscray | 1897 | 1898 | Linane Vol 1 | |||||
| Sydney | Katoomba | 1899 | 1929 | Linane Vol 1 |
Biographical Notes
Sydney, Cooma, Katoomba, NSW; Melbourne
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Fr T.J. Linane, From Abel to Zundolovich, Vol. 1, 1979, p 34:
Bridge, St. Clair Joseph, Australian
A brother of Reginald. b. West Maitland 1878 (circa); ed. St. Aloysius' Coll. Tried to join the Cistercians at Mt. Melleray, Co. Waterford, but left on account of ill-health. Went on to ICR and Canadian Coll. After ordination he served at St. Mary's Cathedral, Cooma, and Footscray, Vic.('97-8). Appointed to Katoomba in '99 and remained for 30 years, serving a mission that embraced Springwood, Blackheath, Megalong Valley etc. d. in Woollahra Hospital after a long illness, 9.7.1929; age 61. Burial: ?.
(Footprints, Vol. 1, No. 8)
Ref.: St. Mary's Archives, Syd.