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About Help Contact login Rev Henry Sneddon SJ Title: Rev First Name: Henry Middle Names: McCormick Preferred Name: Surname: Sneddon Order: SJ Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1919 Place of Birth: Masterton Country of Birth: New Zealand Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 27-Aug-1998 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1998 Place of Burial: Melbourne VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155990591 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Foreword: "we acknowledge that some of the men in this book are the subject of allegations of abuse. Some of these allegations remain untested because the accused person had already died before the allegation was made and there has been little evidence to draw upon. These have been indicated in the text with one asterisk." Sneddon, Henry* Teacher and pastor; born Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand, 5 September 1919; died Melbourne, 27 August 1998, aged 78. Henry Sneddon and his family migrated to Australia when he was young, and his mother brought him up. His early education was at Clifton Hill, and he was later awarded a scholarship to attend St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, before joining the work force. He was a member of the Campion Society before he entered the noviciate, 7 February 1938. Sneddon felt completely at home in religious life, and after juniorate and philosophy at Loyola College, Watsonia, 1940-43, completed regency at Burke Hall and Kostka Hall, 1944-47. Theology was at Canisius College, Pymble, 1948-51, and tertianship at Sevenhill, 1952. After a year at Kostka Hall, 1953, he taught religion and English at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, 1954-56, and returned there, 1962-68, as second division prefect and as teacher of religion, history and economic principles. He was an assistant priest in the parish of Lavender Bay, 1957-61. After Riverview Sneddon taught at Burke Hall, 1969-76, and was chaplain to the St Ignatius' College Junior School at Norwood, 1977-82. Parish ministry followed, 1983-93, at Beechworth, Shepparton, Golden Square, and Numurkah, all in Victoria. He retired to Campion House, Kew, in 1994, doing parish supplies until shortly before his death. Sneddon had great strength of character and a determination to succeed in whatever tasks he was assigned. It was only when faced with advancing age and failing bodily powers that he decided that eternity was a better option, and death came quickly at the end. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Henry

Middle Names:

McCormick

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Sneddon

Order:

Date of Birth:

05-Sep-1919

Place of Birth:

Masterton

Country of Birth:

New Zealand

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

27-Aug-1998

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1998

Place of Burial:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155990591

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Foreword: "we acknowledge that some of the men in this book are the subject of allegations of abuse. Some of these allegations remain untested because the accused person had already died before the allegation was made and there has been little evidence to draw upon. These have been indicated in the text with one asterisk."
Sneddon, Henry*

Teacher and pastor; born Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand, 5 September 1919; died Melbourne, 27 August 1998, aged 78.

Henry Sneddon and his family migrated to Australia when he was young, and his mother brought him up. His early education was at Clifton Hill, and he was later awarded a scholarship to attend St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, before joining the work force. He was a member of the Campion Society before he entered the noviciate, 7 February 1938.

Sneddon felt completely at home in religious life, and after juniorate and philosophy at Loyola College, Watsonia, 1940-43, completed regency at Burke Hall and Kostka Hall, 1944-47. Theology was at Canisius College, Pymble, 1948-51, and tertianship at Sevenhill, 1952.

After a year at Kostka Hall, 1953, he taught religion and English at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, 1954-56, and returned there, 1962-68, as second division prefect and as teacher of religion, history and economic principles. He was an assistant priest in the parish of Lavender Bay, 1957-61.

After Riverview Sneddon taught at Burke Hall, 1969-76, and was chaplain to the St Ignatius' College Junior School at Norwood, 1977-82.

Parish ministry followed, 1983-93, at Beechworth, Shepparton, Golden Square, and Numurkah, all in Victoria. He retired to Campion House, Kew, in 1994, doing parish supplies until shortly before his death.

Sneddon had great strength of character and a determination to succeed in whatever tasks he was assigned. It was only when faced with advancing age and failing bodily powers that he decided that eternity was a better option, and death came quickly at the end.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Henry Sneddon SJ

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