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About Help Contact login Rev Peter Powell Title: Rev First Name: Peter Middle Names: Bruno Preferred Name: Surname: Powell Order: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Country of Birth: Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: Mar - 1872 Place of Death: Country of Death: Belgium Date of Burial: Place of Burial: Country of Burial: Find A Grave URL: FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes St. Leonards, Penrith, etc, NSW; Penola, Mt. Gambier, Adelaide diocese, SA; Perth, Albany, WA; Melbourne, Vic --- Patrick Francis Cardinal Moran, History of the Catholic Church in Australasia, 1895, pp 558-559: There are some features of this remarkable missionary enterprise [in Perth] which merit to be signalised. It was the most numerous religious staff that had as yet landed in Australia. Besides the Bishop, there were seven priests, only one of them, Father Powell, being from Ireland, the others being Italian and French; [...] The whole missionary party were soon scattered, each one with varied success being engaged in some special missionary enterprise. Father Powell, who was the only English-speaking priest amongst them, had charge of the Cathedral, and, to the great delight of the congregation, preached some beautiful and instructive sermons, but in a few months he fell ill. A wealthy brother of his resident in Liverpool supplied him from time to time with abundant means, but he was obliged, by failing health, to quit the colony. He was subsequently for some years on the mission in South Australia and in Melbourne, and thence proceeded to Sydney where he had for several years the sole charge of the North Shore district. He died in Belgium in the month of March, 1872.

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Peter

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Powell

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Mar - 1872

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Belgium

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St. Leonards, Penrith, etc, NSW; Penola, Mt. Gambier, Adelaide diocese, SA; Perth, Albany, WA; Melbourne, Vic

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Patrick Francis Cardinal Moran, History of the Catholic Church in Australasia, 1895, pp 558-559:

There are some features of this remarkable missionary enterprise [in Perth] which merit to be signalised. It was the most numerous religious staff that had as yet landed in Australia. Besides the Bishop, there were seven priests, only one of them, Father Powell, being from Ireland, the others being Italian and French; [...]

The whole missionary party were soon scattered, each one with varied success being engaged in some special missionary enterprise. Father Powell, who was the only English-speaking priest amongst them, had charge of the Cathedral, and, to the great delight of the congregation, preached some beautiful and instructive sermons, but in a few months he fell ill. A wealthy brother of his resident in Liverpool supplied him from time to time with abundant means, but he was obliged, by failing health, to quit the colony. He was subsequently for some years on the mission in South Australia and in Melbourne, and thence proceeded to Sydney where he had for several years the sole charge of the North Shore district. He died in Belgium in the month of March, 1872.

Rev Peter Powell

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