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- 31 January 1885; 23 July 1885; 3 July 1897; 7 January 1913 - 31 January 1919 (Creation)
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The Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia was initiated due to the will of Fr John Joseph Therry (1790-1864), who named the Irish Jesuits as beneficiaries to his property in Australia, and by an invitation to the Irish Province by James Alipius Goold, Bishop of Melbourne (later Archbishop) (1812-1886) to set-up a mission in his diocese. The first two Irish Jesuits, Frs William Lentaigne (1805-1884) and William Kelly (1823-1909), arrived in Melbourne in September 1865. Previously, two Austrian Jesuits, Frs Kranewitter (1817-1880) and Klinkowstroem (1819-1896) had arrived in 1848 after Jesuit expulsion from Austria. The Austrian Mission centred on South Australia and the Northern Territory. In 1901, the Austrian and Irish missions amalgamated. Australia was made a Vice-Province in 1931 and Fr Austin Kelly SJ (1891-1978) was named the first Provincial of the Australian Province in 1950.
The Irish Jesuits worked in Australia as missionaries, educators, writers, chaplains, theologians, scientists, pastors and directors of retreats, mainly in the urban communities of eastern Australia.
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A file of Consultor's letters from the following to Irish Fr Provincial:
Fr Patrick Keating SJ St. Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney;
Fr William Hughes SJ, St. Francis Xavier's College, Kew, Melbourne;
Fr J. R. Murphy SJ, St. Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney;
Fr Lucas Murphy SJ, Glenferrie Presbytery, Melbourne;
Fr C. Morrogh SJ, St Ignatius, Richmond, Melbourne;
Fr Francis Ryan SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne;
Fr Thomas O'Dwyer SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne;
Fr J. C. Hartnett SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne;
Fr Patrick McGrath SJ, St. Ignatius, Richmond, Melbourne;
Fr J. Martin SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne
Fr Michael Egan SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne and a general summary of points raised by Consultors.
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The Irish Jesuit Archives are open only to bona fide researchers. Access by advance appointment. Further details: [email protected]
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No material may be reproduced without the written permission of the Archivist. Copyright restrictions apply. Photocopying is not available. Digital photography is at the discretion of the Archivist.
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- Latin
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- Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Kew (Melbourne) » Xavier College
- Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Riverview » St Ignatius College (Riverview)
- Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Richmond » St Ignatius Church (Richmond)
- Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » East Melbourne » St Patrick's College (East Melbourne)
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- Keating, Patrick, 1846-1913, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Hughes, William, 1841-1902, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia, 1878- (Subject)
- Egan, Michael, 1875-1961, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, Sydney, Australia, 1880- (Subject)
- Murphy, John R, 1852-1898, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- St Ignatius' Church, Richmond, Australia, 1867- (Subject)
- McGrath, Patrick, 1870-1948, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Murphy, Luke, 1856-1937, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Martin, John, 1876-1951, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, 1854-1968 (Subject)
- O'Dwyer, Thomas, 1873-1942, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Hartnett, Cornelius, 1873-1948, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Morrogh, Charles, 1845-1922, Jesuit priest (Subject)
- Ryan, Francis X, 1860-1925, Jesuit priest (Subject)
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2000