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About Help Contact login Rev John Espagne SM Title: Rev First Name: John Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Espagne Order: SM Date of Birth: 19-May-1918 Place of Birth: Christchurch Country of Birth: New Zealand Date of Ordination: 1942 Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 09-Dec-2001 Place of Death: Country of Death: Solomon Islands Date of Burial: 2001 Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Solomon Islands Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Professed on 13 February 1938. --- Fr. Michael Fitzgerald, SM and Fr. François Grossin, SM, Alive in Memory: A Biographic Necrology of Oceania Marist Province 1836-2011, 4th edition, Suva, 2011, pp 258-259, 297: Fr. John Espagne, d 2001 Solomon Islands He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1918. He completed his secondary schooling at St. Patrick's College Wellington. He was professed in the Society at Highden in 1938 and after studies at Greenmeadows, he was ordained in 1942. He taught for a few years before arriving in the Solomon Islands in 1946. He worked in remote stations in Makira such as Wainoni Bay, and founded the mission station at Manivovo. He was also stationed in Ruavatu. He was Regional Superior for a term and also served the diocese as Vicar General. While in these capacities he worked also in the parishes of the Tanagai, the Grove and Kukum. In later years he re-trained in Canon Law and ran the Marriage Tribunal. He had a great love of the Solomon Islands and its people whom he served for 55 years. He never returned to his home Province, dying in the Solomons at the age of 83, after 63 years of Marist life.

Title:

Rev

First Name:

John

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Espagne

Order:

Date of Birth:

19-May-1918

Place of Birth:

Christchurch

Country of Birth:

New Zealand

Date of Ordination:

1942

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

09-Dec-2001

Place of Death:

Country of Death:

Solomon Islands

Date of Burial:

2001

Place of Burial:

Country of Burial:

Solomon Islands

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Professed on 13 February 1938.

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Fr. Michael Fitzgerald, SM and Fr. François Grossin, SM, Alive in Memory: A Biographic Necrology of Oceania Marist Province 1836-2011, 4th edition, Suva, 2011, pp 258-259, 297:

Fr. John Espagne, d 2001
Solomon Islands
He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1918. He completed his secondary schooling at St. Patrick's College Wellington. He was professed in the Society at Highden in 1938 and after studies at Greenmeadows, he was ordained in 1942. He taught for a few years before arriving in the Solomon Islands in 1946. He worked in remote stations in Makira such as Wainoni Bay, and founded the mission station at Manivovo. He was also stationed in Ruavatu. He was Regional Superior for a term and also served the diocese as Vicar General. While in these capacities he worked also in the parishes of the Tanagai, the Grove and Kukum. In later years he re-trained in Canon Law and ran the Marriage Tribunal. He had a great love of the Solomon Islands and its people whom he served for 55 years. He never returned to his home Province, dying in the Solomons at the age of 83, after 63 years of Marist life.

Rev John Espagne SM

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