Rev Simon O'Dea
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Simon
Middle Names:
Joseph
Preferred Name:
Surname:
O'Dea
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Pechy QLD
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba QLD
Country of Ordination:
Australia
Ordination Diocese:
Toowoomba
Seminary:
St Columba's College, Springwood, Australia
St Patrick's College, Manly, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Brisbane QLD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba | Cathedral | Curate | 1931 | 1934 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Oakey | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||||
| Toowoomba | Pittsworth | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||||
| Toowoomba | Chinchilla | 1935 | 1940 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Cathedral | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||||
| Toowoomba | Charleville | 1940 | 1941 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | |||||
| Toowoomba | Augathella | Parish Priest | 1942 | 1959 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar | ||||
| Toowoomba | Roma | 1960 | 1973 | Toowoomba Prayer Calendar |
Biographical Notes
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 Simon Joseph O'Dea, died 6 July 1975
Simon Joseph O'Dea was born on 14th November, 1897, at Pechey, to Simon and Margaret O'Dea (nee Boland). He had two brothers and a sister. He attended Pittsworth State School and Nudgee College. On leaving school he became a bank teller before embarking on Seminary studies. He graduated from Springwood and Manly Seminaries and was ordained in St Patrick's, Toowoomba, on 8th December, 1930, by Bishop Byrne. He was based at St Patrick's Cathedral from 1931-34 and had short periods in Oakey and Pittsworth. Then followed Chinchilla (1935-40); the Cathedral, where he was in charge of finance for 4 years; Charleville (1940-41); the first Parish Priest of Augathella (1942-59), where he lived for some years in a disused butcher's shop before he built the Church and Presbytery in 1949. His last appointment was in Roma (1960-73). From Roma, he went to live with his sister, Alice, at Woody Point. His personal appreciation of the ability to handle money never left him. He died in Mt Olivet Hospital, Brisbane and is buried in the Toowoomba/Drayton Cemetery.
(Ref. Brisbane Archives, Clerical CV and Fr B. Kane).
Reproduced by permission of Bishop Ken Howell.