Very Rev Jack Dowd
Title:
Very Rev
First Name:
John
Middle Names:
Richard
Preferred Name:
Jack
Surname:
Dowd
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Mackay QLD
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
St Patrick's Church, Toowoomba QLD
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Brisbane
Seminary:
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Toowoomba QLD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Red Hill | Curate | 1921 | 1922 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar; Priests of 1928 | ||||
| Brisbane | Dalby | 1923 | 1925 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar; Priests of 1928 | |||||
| Brisbane | Coorparoo | 1926 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||||
| Brisbane | Oakey | 1927 | 1931 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Mitchell | Parish Priest | 1931 | 1939 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar; Priests of 1928 | ||||
| Toowoomba | Pittsworth | Parish Priest | 1940 | 1941 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar; Priests of 1928 | ||||
| Australia | Army | Army Chaplain | 1941 | 1945 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Pittsworth | Parish Priest | 1945 | 1955 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Brisbane | Toowoomba | Priests of 1928 |
Biographical Notes
Fr Denis W. Martin, Priests of 1928, Brisbane, 2003, p 92:
John Dowd
A popular priest and a good golfer was John Richard Dowd.
He was born in Mackay and went through Springwood and Manly for ordination in Brisbane in December of 1920. Red Hill, Toowoomba, Dalby, Mitchell and Pittsworth were some of the places in which he served.
After 1929, he stayed in the Toowoomba Diocese working until 1978 when he died aged 82, on 20th November.
He was the uncle of Fr Pat Dowd of the Brisbane Archdiocese.
(Reproduced by permission of Fr Denis Martin.)
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Prayer Calendar: Deceased Priests who have ministered the Catholic Faith throughout Toowoomba and districts, 1864–2025, Compiled by Annie Carrett, Diocesan Archivist, 2001, Updated by Gabrielle Saide, Diocesan Archivist, 2023:
Rev John Richard Dowd, died 21 Nov 1978
John Richard Dowd was born on 19th July, 1896, in Mackay, to John Patrick and Ellen Dowd (nee Dwyer). He attended Junction Park State School in Brisbane and St Mary's CBC, Toowoomba. His Seminary training was at St Columba's, Springwood and St Patrick's, Manly. He was ordained in St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba, on 8th December, 1920, by Archbishop Duhig. His first appointment was at Red Hill from 1921-22, followed by; Dalby (1923-25), Coorparoo (1926); Oakey (1927-31); Mitchell, as PP (1931-39); Pittsworth as PP (1940-41 and 1945-55). He did Army War Service from 1941-45, and was based at the Bishop's House (due to ill-health). He was a perpetual pipe-smoker and a teller of boring stories. Unfortunately his not knowing 'when to leave' meant his company was quite often avoided, especially by the young priests of the 1950s and 60s. He died in 1978 and is buried in the Toowoomba/Drayton Cemetery.
(Ref. Clerical CV)
Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.