Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father John Stewart Wilcken SJ, who died at Mary MacKillop Residence, Hawthorn East, Victoria at 1.15pm on 3 September 2017, ten days short of 87 years.
1930 (13 Sept) Born in Sydney, NSW
Secondary Education at De La Salle, Ashfield, NSW
1951 BA Hons in English, Sydney University
1952-53 Novitiate at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.
1954-56 Philosophy at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.
1957-59 Regency at St Aloysius’ College, Milsons Point, NSW
1960-63 Theology at Canisius College, Pymble, NSW; ordained 02 January 1963
1964 St Louis School, Claremont, WA: teacher
Sept 1964-June 1965 Tertianship at St Andra i Lavantall, Austria (Instructor: Fr Tahlhammer SJ)
Sept 1965-66 Collegio Bellarmino, Rome: biennium in dogmatic theology
1967 Heythrop College, Chipping Norton, Oxon, England: doctorate in sacred theology
1968 Canisius College, Pymble, NSW: professor of dogmatic theology
1969-81 Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Vic.: professor of dogmatic theology, assistant prefect of studies, coordinator of scholastics’ studies, lecturer at Glen Waverley seminary, then Catholic [Theological] College, province consultor (1974-June 1980)
1982 St Ignatius’ Presbytery, Richmond, Vic.: acting superior, professor of dogmatic theology at JTC
1983-85 Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Vic.: academic principal, professor of dogmatic theology, lecturer in Catholic Theological College
1986-92 Corpus Christi Community, Greenvale, Vic.: superior, provincial assistant for social ministries (1986-92), professor of dogmatic theology at JTC
1993-94 St Ignatius’ Presbytery, Richmond, Vic.: professor of dogmatic theology at JTC
1995-2013 Corpus Christi Community, Greenvale, Vic.: superior & bursar until 2012, chaplain in 2013, professor of dogmatic theology at JTC until 2010, then research & writing at JTC, emeritus professor from 2013
2014-17 JTC/Faber House, Parkville, Vic.: chaplain at Corpus Christi Community, Greenvale, emeritus professor of theology, tutor in theology, spiritual director. Resident at Greenvale, until 9 June 2017, then Campion House, Caritas Christi Hospice (from 19 June) and Mary MacKillop Residence (from 4 August)
Vigil Prayer
Thursday 14 September, 7.30pm
Faber House, Parkville
Requiem Mass
Friday 15 September, 10.30am
Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn
Interment
Following Mass – ca. 12.30pm
Melbourne General Cemetery
Lunch
Following interment – ca. 1.00pm
Faber House
175 Royal Pde, Parkville