Christian, James D, 1930-2024, former Jesuit priest

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Christian, James D, 1930-2024, former Jesuit priest

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  • Jimmy Christian
  • Jim Christian
  • James Dolores Christian

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27 March 1930-10 April 2024

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Born: 27 March 1930, Whitewell Crescent, Whitehouse, Belfast, County Antrim
Entered: 07 September 1948, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Ordained: 31 July 1959, Milltown Park, Dublin
Final Vows: 02 February 1962, Coláiste Iognáid, Galway
Died: 10 April 2024, Monaleen Heights, Castletroy, Limerick City, County Limerick

Left Society of Jesus: 18 January 1974

Father, Malachy, was a tram conductor. Mother Delia (Collins)

Only boys with one sister.

Early education was at a primary school in Belfast he then went to the Christian Brothers schools, first at the Hardinge Street technical school for two years and then at St Mary’s Secondary school for four years. After school he went to Queens University Belfast for four years, obtaining a BSc in Civil Engineering.

Baptised at St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Whitehouse, Belfast, 28/03/1926
Confirmed at St Mary’s, Greencastle, Belfast by Dr Daniel Mageean of Down & Connor, 06/05/1934

1948-1950: St Mary's, Emo,, Noviceship
1950-1953: St Stanislaus College Tullabeg, Philosophy
1953-1956: Belvedere College SJ, Regency
1956-1960: Milltown Park, Theology
1960-1961: Rathfarnham Castle, Tertianship
1961-1970: Coláiste Iognáid, teaching
1970-1972: St Louis Hall, Loyola University Chicago, USA (CHG) studying at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Loyola University and also living subsequently at Church of the Maternity BVM, Chicago IL, USA
1972-1973: Coláiste Iognáid, Rector

by 1991 was working at Thomond College, Plassey, Limerick City

Address 2000 & 1991: Monaleen Heights, Castletroy, Limerick City & Thomond College, Plassey, Limerick City

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St Mary's Church Greencastle, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, County ANtrim, Northern Ireland; St Mary's Church Greencastle; St Louis Hall, Loyola University Chicago, North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA; Illinois Institute of Technology, West 35th Street, Chicago, IL, USA; Maternity B.V.M Catholic Church (San Jose Sanchez Del Rio Parish), West North Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

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