Rev James Maron
Title:
Rev
First Name:
James
Middle Names:
Gerald
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Maron
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Bondi Junction, Sydney NSW
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney NSW
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Waverley, Sydney 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 | Tamworth | Assistant Priest | Jan | 1931 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Gunnedah | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Wee Waa | Assistant Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Australia | Sydney | Army Chaplain | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Emmaville | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Wee Waa | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Bingara | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Barraba | Parish Priest | Campbell | ||||||
| Armidale | Boggabri | Parish Priest | Dec | 1961 | Aug | 1970 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Maron, James Gerald
Born on 22 August 1903 in Bondi Junction, Sydney. Educated in Bondi Junction and at Christian Brothers College, Waverley. He then worked for a while before commencing studies at St Columba's College Springwood and St Patrick's College Manly. He was ordained in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney on 1 December 1930 for the Armidale diocese, and began duties in January 1931. He was assistant priest at Tamworth, Gunnedah and Wee Waa. He then served as an Army chaplain during World War II in Sydney. After a year as Army chaplain he returned to the diocese and was appointed parish priest Emmaville, then Wee Waa, Bingara and Barraba, before going to Boggabri as parish priest in December 1961. He resigned from the position in August 1970 suffering from an illness that followed a holiday visit to India. He retired to St John Vianney Villa for Retired Priests at Clovelly, living there until his death in the Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst on 16 July 1972. Bishop Henry Kennedy of Armidale officiated at his funeral from Holy Cross Church, Woollahra. He was buried in Waverley cemetery.
(Sources: FJ 27 Nov 1930 p 18, CW 20 Jul 1972 p 6, Johnstone).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)