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About Help Contact login Rev Gerald Corr SJ Title: Rev First Name: Gerald Middle Names: Francis Preferred Name: Surname: Corr Order: SJ Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1875 Place of Birth: Cork, Co Cork Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 26-Jul-1941 Place of Death: North Adelaide SA Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1941 Place of Burial: West Terrace, Adelaide SA Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158660718 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Corr, Gerald Teacher and pastor; born Cork, 2 December 1875; died Adelaide, 26 July 1941, aged 65. Gerald Corr entered the Society, 13 August 1892, at Tullamore, and after his juniorate at Milltown and Tullamore, 1894-96, studied philosophy at Jersey and Enghien, Champagne, 1896-99. He came first to Australia as a scholastic to teach at Xavier College, 1899-1900, and in 1904, at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, 1900-01, and St Patrick's College, 1902-03; a total regency of seven years. Corr returned to Ireland for theology studies at Milltown, 1904-07, and tertianship at Tronchiennes, before teaching Latin, French and English at Clongowes, 1908-17. He was also editor of the Clongownian, and was the junior debating master. From 1917-19, he was a military chaplain at Dunkirk, France. He returned to Australia and parish work, first at Richmond, 1919-23, then Norwood, 1923-25, and 1927-33, and Sevenhill, 1925-26 and 1934-41. He was a sensitive and gentle person who spoke with a very refined accent. He was artistic, painted, and gave lectures on religious art. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Gerald

Middle Names:

Francis

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Corr

Order:

Date of Birth:

02-Dec-1875

Place of Birth:

Cork, Co Cork

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

26-Jul-1941

Place of Death:

North Adelaide SA

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1941

Place of Burial:

West Terrace, Adelaide SA

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158660718

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Corr, Gerald

Teacher and pastor; born Cork, 2 December 1875; died Adelaide, 26 July 1941, aged 65.

Gerald Corr entered the Society, 13 August 1892, at Tullamore, and after his juniorate at Milltown and Tullamore, 1894-96, studied philosophy at Jersey and Enghien, Champagne, 1896-99.

He came first to Australia as a scholastic to teach at Xavier College, 1899-1900, and in 1904, at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, 1900-01, and St Patrick's College, 1902-03; a total regency of seven years.

Corr returned to Ireland for theology studies at Milltown, 1904-07, and tertianship at Tronchiennes, before teaching Latin, French and English at Clongowes, 1908-17. He was also editor of the Clongownian, and was the junior debating master. From 1917-19, he was a military chaplain at Dunkirk, France.

He returned to Australia and parish work, first at Richmond, 1919-23, then Norwood, 1923-25, and 1927-33, and Sevenhill, 1925-26 and 1934-41.

He was a sensitive and gentle person who spoke with a very refined accent. He was artistic, painted, and gave lectures on religious art.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Gerald Corr SJ

Biographical Notes