TRIBUTES

“When it happens that a Salesian yields up his life whilst working for souls, you can say that the Congregation has registered a great triumph and that on it will descend in abundance the blessings of heaven” (Don Bosco)

 

 

Fr Seán Murphy
Born: 24 July 1934
Died: 21 November 2023

Fr. John Coleman
Born: 14 June 1930
Died: 28 July 2022

Fr Patrick Naughton
Born: 23 November 1940
Died: 23 March 2022

Fr Hugh Boyle SDB
Born: 20 December 1937
Died: 31 December 2021

Fr John Butler
Born: 1928
Died: 1 October 2021

Brendan O’Byrne
Born on 3 Nov 1931
Died on 27 June 2020

Fr Eugene Joseph Hennessy
Born: 19-02-1933
Died: 12 September 2019

Fr Canice Dooley
Born: 08-02-1934
Died: 13 July 2019

Fr Larry McDonnell SDB
Born: 13-09-1935
Died: 25 December 2018

Fr George Gallagher
Born: January 1927
Died: 7 July 2017

Fr Ivo Pisacane
Born: 12 April 1928
Died: 24 April 2016

Fr Peter Doherty SDB
Born: 15 May 1930
Died: 19 July 2015

Bro Peter Simmonds
Born: 22 November 1927
Died: 28 May 2015

Fr John Mehers
Born: 17 February 1934
Died: 8 August 2014

Father Patrick Lonergan
Born: 06.02.1941
Died: 07.06.2013

Fr Vincent Ford SDB
Born: 6 July 1929
Died: 2 June 2011

Fr Roy Fosker SDB
Born: 25 October 1922
Died: 19 April 2011

Bro Charles Scollard
Born: 21 August 1920
Died: 24 August 2010

Fr Thomas Donaghy
Born: 1934
Died: 21 January 2010

Fr Michael Power
Born: 12 June 1929
Died: 20 November 2009

Antonio Introna
Born: 22 September 1924
Died: 28 February 2009

Bro John O’Kane
Born: 6 August 1931
Died: 20 February 2009

Fr Patrick Ahern
Born: 10 November 1930
Died: 23 January 2009

Fr Patrick Fleming
Born:18 April 1924
Died: 11 December 2008

Fr Anthony Garman
Born: 18 June 1913
Died: 31 August 2008

Fr Daniel Lyons
Born: 1914
Died: 25 April 2008

Fr Timothy Leahy
Born: 16 Feb 1929
Died: 24 April 2008

Fr Aloysius Caroll
Born: 4 July 1929
Died: 27 January 2006

Fr Christopher McMahon
Born: 25 January 1942
Died: 26 November 2005

Fr. William Ainsworth
Born: 1908
Died: 5 June 2005

Fr. Matteo Agostinelli
Born 19 July 1940.
Died 9 May 2005

Fr. Patrick Ahern
Born: 25 April 1920
Died: 11 Oct 2004

Fr. Martin Daly
Born: 6 May 1919
Died: 10 May 2003

Fr. Gerry Libera
Born: Aug 1910
Died: 14 Jan 2003

Fr. Declan Collins
Born: 30 May 1952
Killed on the 16 Nov 2002

Fr. James Kilcullen
Born: 28 March 1920
Died: 12 Aug 2002

Fr. Louis O’Dea
Born: 1920
Died: 24 May 2002

Fr. John Hoey
Born: 1918
Died: 14 March 2002

Fr. Vincent De Bono
Born: 1923
Died: 25 January 2002

Fr. Andrew Wills
Born: 1925
Died: 21 Aug 2001

Fr. Michael Egan
Born: 1915
Died: 19 July 2000

Br. James McAlister
Born: 1920
Died: 8 May 1999

Fr. Gerald Aspinwall
Born: 15 May 1916
Died: 19 Aug 1998

Fr. Francis Flynn
Born: 1918
Died: 13 Sept 1998

Fr. Dominic Introna
Born: 7 January 1927
Died: 23 June 1998

Bro. Rory Cunninham
Born: 21 October 1911
Died: 20 April 1997

Fr. Joseph Lowe
Born: 10 Jan 1912
Died: 7 November 1997

Fr. Michael Hicks
Born: 1917
Died: 22 March 1997

Fr. Francis Treanor
Born: 1916
Died: 22 Jan 1996

Bro. Charles Hunte
Born: 1909
Died: 13 January 1996

Fr Joe Nolan
Born: 1915
Died: 24 November 1995

Fr Martin McPake
Born: 1925
Died: 15 January 1995

Bro. John Boyce
Born: 1918
Died: 26 May 1994

Sean Devereux
Born: 1964
Killed in Somalia Jan 1993

Fr. John Kirby
Born: 4 Dec 1915
Died: 9 Aug 1992

Bro. John Preston
Born: 1907
Died: 7 May 1992

Fr. John Duffy
Born: 1914
Died: 28 June 1991

Fr. John Kelly
Born: 1900
Died: 12 February 1990

Fr. John Wiseman
Born: 1905
Died: 2 Feb 1989

Fr. James Melly
Born: 1918
Died: 6 Sept 1989

Fr. Daniel Broder
Born: 1901
Died: 13 February 1989

Fr. Michael Brassil
Born: 1916
Died: 3 Jan 1989

Fr. George Bolger
Born: 1897
Died: 6 November 1988

Fr. Vincent O’Gorman
Born: 24 Feb 1911
Died: 26 Oct 1988

Fr. George Preston
Born: 1916
Died: 7 October 1988

Bro. Felix Radulfini
Born: 1910
Died: 21 Feb 1986

Fr Patrick Boyle
Born: 14 October 1936
Died: 18 March 1985

Fr. Patrick McGinty
Born: 1918
Died: 10July 1985

Fr. Dan Lucey
Born: 1907
Died: 24 May 1984

Bro. Thomas Gallagher
Born: 1910
Died: 7 April 1984

Fr. Thomas Murray
Born: 1917
Died: 15 August 1983

Br Francis Clarke
Born: 1895
Died: 6 March 1982

Bro. Maurice Bondioni
Born: 1903
Died: 7 Dec 1981

Fr. Daniel Mccluskey
Born: 1907
Died: 14 October 1981

Fr Richard McElligott
Born: 1889
Died: 4 June 1980

Br Thomas Doherty
Born: 1917
Died: 10 March 1980

Fr. David De Burgh
Born: 1918
Died: 23 May 1980

Fr Charles Grace
Born: 1911
Died: 9 September 1978

Br Anthony Vianello
Born: 1923
Died: 31 August 1978

Fr. Edward Grey
Born: 1890
Died: 4 May 1978

Fr. Michael Brennan
Born: 1905
Died: 21 February 1978

Fr. William Tait
Born: 1906
Died: 28 January 1978

Fr. Harold Bleach
Born: 1902
Died: 8 February 1977

Fr. James Doyle
Born: 1904
Died: 9 July 1975

Fr. Edward Jackson
Born: 1904
Died: 21 November 1975

Fr. Frederick Stubbings
Born: 1906
Died: 24 November 1975

Br. Victor Clitheroe
Born: 1895
Died: 12 June 1974

Fr. Daniel Colussi
Born: 1911
Died: 29 December 1970

Br. George Wheeler
Born: 13 March 1884
Died: 26 February 1969

Fr. Francis Boat
Born: 1901
Died: 16 October 1967

Fr. Robert Marz
Born: 26 May 1908
Died: 4 November 1966

Fr. Christopher Barragry
Born: 1904
Died: 3 September 1964

Fr. Peter Mccusker
Born: 1905
Died: 8 January 1963

Br. Melchior Barucco
Born: 1882
Died: 22 May 1959

Fr. Eneas Tozzi
Born: 1875
Died: 26 February 1958

Fr. Joseph Dunne
Born: 1882
Died: 1 September 1956

Fr. Richard Millen
Born: 1895
Died: 17 April 1955

Fr. Christopher Walsh
Born: 1898
Died: 16 July 1947

Fr. Thomas Giltinan
Born: 1872
Died: 19 November 1935

Fr. Michael De Bary
Born: 1878
Died: 3 October 1927
         
         

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