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Vale Fr Ken McNamara SJ

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Kenneth McNamara SJ, who died at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga NSW, at 8pm on Wednesday 11 October 2017, aged 91 years. His funeral will be at 10am, Friday, 27 October 2017 at Peter Canisius House Chapel.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Kenneth McNamara SJ, who died at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga NSW, at 8pm on Wednesday 11 October 2017, aged 91 years. His funeral will be at 10am, Friday, 27 October 2017 at Peter Canisius House Chapel.

mcnamara1925 (28 Oct) – Born in Parramatta, NSW

Educated by Brigidine Sisters, Maroubra, & Marist Brothers, Darlinghurst, NSW

1947 – Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney

1948 – Civil Engineer for NSW Irrigation Department: Burrendong Dam

Aug 1948-Aug 50 – Noviceship at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.

Aug 1950-51 – Juniorate at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.

Aug 1951-54 – Philosophy at Loyola College, Watsonia, Vic.

Aug 1954-55 – Regency at St Ignatius’ College, Norwood, SA, then to India

Jan 1956-Apr 57 – Regency at St Xavier’s, Hazaribag, India

May 1957-May 61 – Theology at St Mary’s College, Kurseong, India; ordained 19 March 1960

May-June 1961 – Assistant parish priest at Daltonganj/Bhurkunda, India

Jul 1961-Feb 62 – Tertianship at St Stanislaus College, Sitagarha, India (Instructor: Fr Louis

Schillebeckx SJ)

Mar-Dec 1962 – Hindi studies at Manresa House, Ranchi

1963-May 64 – Allahabad University: BA Part I (Hindi, English, Philosophy)

Jun 1964-78 – Headmaster, St Joseph’s High School, Mahuadanr, India (building the school

complex)

1979 – Jan-May in Rome (CIS course); June-Dec in Australia

1980-Mar 90 – Principal, St Xavier’s, Bokaro Steel City, India

1991-Mar 92 – St Xavier’s Community, Hazaribag: building adviser

Apr 1992-Aug 93 – St Stanislaus College, Sitagarha: acting rector, minister, treasurer

Aug 1993-Feb 94 – Australia, then St Stanislaus College, Sitagarha, India until Nov 1994

Dec 1994-Jun 2010 – St Xavier’s, Bokaro Steel City, India: teacher

Jul 2010-Jul 2016 – Prerana Social Service Centre, Jharkhand, India: Building Commission

Aug 2016 – Arrupe House, Pymble, NSW: ministry of prayer

Funeral Mass

10.00am, Friday, 27 October 2017 at Peter Canisius House Chapel, followed by burial at Macquarie Park Cemetery at about 12.30pm.