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Vale Fr John Wilcken SJ

Father John Wilcken SJ died at Mary MacKillop Residence, Hawthorn East, on
3 September 2017.

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.

Wilcken SJ, John 19951930 (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