Rev Matthew O'Sullivan

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Rev

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Matthew

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O'Sullivan

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Ireland

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Ireland

Ordination Diocese:

Armidale

Seminary:

St John's College, Waterford, Ireland

Date of Death:

29-Jun-1936

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Armidale CathedralAssistant PriestApr1894Campbell; Freeman's Journal, 21 April 1894, 6 October 1900
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Biographical Notes

Diocese of Armidale, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 21 April 1894, p 18, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115545764:

The Rev. Matthew O'Sullivan, from St. John's College, Waterford, Ireland, lately arrived in Armidale, has begun his missionary labours in the Armidale district. He preached a beautiful sermon in the Armidale Cathedral, and another at West Hillgrove, on Sunday last, to the satisfaction of everybody present. [...]

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Religious Reception at Armidale, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 6 October 1900, p 12, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111312075:

By a happy coincidence the ceremony of reception of an Ursuline nun was fixed for the week of the Jubilee of the Right Rev. Monsignor O'Connor, so that there was a great gathering of the clergy, secular and regular, to do honour to the young novice, Miss Cicily Ryan [...] the Rev Father O'Sullivan (Armidale) preached a sermon which will long be remembered by all who heard it for its depth of thought, beautiful imagery, and felicitous illustration. [...]

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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
O'Sullivan, Matthew

Date and place of birth unknown. Details of education unknown. Place of study unknown. Date and place of ordination unknown. He is recorded in Doody as having worked in the diocese from 1892 to 1904. It appears he was an assistant priest at the cathedral, although not listed in ACD. He appears in a collage of photographs of Armidale and church personalities at Christmas 1900. There are no other references to his appointments from 1900. One source suggests he may have left the diocese and gone to Canada where he died. The place of death is believed to be Canada. The date of death is believed to be 29 June 1936. Place of burial unknown.
(Sources: FJ 21 April 1894, p18, 6 Oct 1900, p13, Southerwood, Doody, MDHC A-Z O234).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)

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ANZCC note: Date of date possibly confused with that of Fr Matthew O'Sullivan SM, died 19 June 1936.