Rev Roger Burke
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Roger
Middle Names:
Patrick
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Burke
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Gowrie Junction QLD
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Sydney NSW
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:
Stanthorpe QLD
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Stanthorpe QLD
Country of Burial:
Australia
Find A Grave URL:
Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Kangaroo Point | 1922 | 1923 | Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 October 1948; Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Brisbane | Charleville | Assistant Priest | 1923 | 1928 | Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 October 1948; Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Brisbane | Pittsworth | Parish Priest | 1928 | 1937 | Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 October 1948; Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Stanthorpe | Parish Priest | 1937 | Oct | 1948 | Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 October 1948; Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||
| Toowoomba | Oakey | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar |
Biographical Notes
Obituary. Father Roger P. Burke, Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette, 21 October 1948, p 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article287355215:
The death occurred yesterday in Stanthorpe of Father Roger Patrick Burke, who for the past eleven years has been parish priest of Stanthorpe. Father Burke was a native of Gowrie Junction, where his family is well known and highly respected. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College in Toowoomba and proceeded thence to the Ecclesiastical Seminaries at Springwood and Manly, New South Wales. He was ordained to the priesthood in Sydney in November, 1922. He was stationed first at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, and afterwards for five years was assistant priest in Charleville. He was parish priest of Pittsworth for the ten years prior to 1937, and was then transferred to Stanthorpe, where he remained until his death. Father Burke had been in indifferent health for the past few years, but with two assistant priests he carried on his duties as pastor of the important parish in the Granite Belt. Only last November he celebrated the silver jubilee of his ordination, when many fine encomiums were written and spoken concerning him by all sections of the Stanthorpe community. His early demise at the age of 48 is a grave loss to the diocese of Toowoomba. Pontifical requiem mass for the repose of his soul will be celebrated by Bishop Roper in Stanthorpe at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. After the mass the funeral will leave St. Joseph's Church for the Stanthorpe Cemetery.
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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 Roger Patrick Burke, died 20 Oct 1948
Born in Gowrie Junction on 23rd December, 1899, to Richard and Ellen Burke (nee O'Mara). Patrick Burke studied at Gowrie Junction and St Mary's Christian Brothers, Toowoomba. His seminary training took place at St Columba's in 1917 and St Patrick's Manly 1918-1922. He was ordained by Most Rev Michael Kelly on 30th November, 1922. His first appointment was for three months at Oakey followed by Kangaroo Point, Charleville, Pittsworth (1927-1937) and lastly Stanthorpe, where he resided from 1937 until his death. He had suffered from a very painful cardiac condition for about ten years. He died aged 49 years and is buried in Stanthorpe. (Ref. Clerical CV and Manly, Oct. 1949, Vol. 8, No. 2)
Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.