Dean John English
Title:
Dean
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
English
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Knockgraffon, Cahir, Co Tipperary
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Maynooth
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Armidale
Seminary:
St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Manilla NSW
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Manilla 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 | Cathedral | Curate | 1895 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Inverell | Parish Priest | 1895 | 1914 | Campbell | ||||
| Armidale | Wee Waa | 1915 | 1926 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Moree | 1926 | 1935 | Campbell | |||||
| Armidale | Manilla | 1935 | Mar | 1938 | Campbell |
Biographical Notes
T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
English, John Joseph
Born 4 August 1862, Knockgraffon, Cahir, Co Tipperary, Ireland. Details of education unknown. He studied for the priesthood at Maynooth. He was ordained 24 June 1890 at Maynooth by Archbishop Walsh of Dublin for the Diocese of Armidale, where he arrived shortly afterwards. He was appointed assistant priest in the cathedral parish, Armidale. He was then appointed in 1895 as the parish priest Inverell, where he remained until 1914, with occasional assistants. His next appointments were to Wee Waa (1915-1926), Moree (1926-1935) and Manilla (1935-1938). He went to Europe for a holiday in 1924-1925. He was responsible for the construction of a church, convent and school at Inverell, and churches at Walgett, East Moree and Manilla (which new church was completed just weeks after his death). He died on 5 March 1938 at Manilla followed complications from a motor vehicle accident ten days earlier. He had a brother living in Walgett, a sister in Rockhampton, and a brother and sister living in Ireland. He was buried in the Manilla cemetery.
(Sources: Manilla Express July 1935, 8 Mar 1938, Advocate 16 Aug 1890 p 17, 24 April 1924 p 24, 14 May 1925 p 10, 21 Jan 1926 p 12, headstone, MDHC A-Z E14).
(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)