Deceased
Parish Of Birth
Glounthaune
Colleges Attended
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth Co Kildare, Ireland
Details Of Ordination
St. Patrick’s College Chapel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
20/6/1915
Appointments
Dunmanway PP : 10/11/1957 – 21/1/1968
Muintir Bhaire PP : 8/3/1943 – 10/11/1957
Innishannon CC : 8/10/1937 – 8/3/1943
Clontead Adm : 14/4/1935 – 8/10/1937
Haulbowline CC : 3/2/1929 – 14/4/1935
Chaplain, Cork Mental Hospital : 3/5/1925 – 3/2/1929
Glenville CC : 31/10/1920 – 3/5/1925
Chaplain, Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul, Dunmanway : 1917 – 31/10/1920
Ministry Abroad/Glasgow : 1915 – 1917
Notes
He was a nephew of Fr. John W. Roche, P.P.(Clontead)
Appointed Canon of the Cathedral Chapter on the 2/7/1963.
In the era of his appointment as curate at Haulbowline, the island, being part of the Parish of Monkstown, had a considerable civilian population.
Date Of Death
21/12/1968
Place Of Death
Mercy Hospital, Cork
Place Of Burial
St. Patrick’s Church Grounds, Dunmanway, Co. Cork
Obituary
His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Lucey, Bishop of Cork & Ross, presided at the Solemn Requiem Mass. The celebrant of the Mass was, Ven. Archdeacon Arthur Stritch, P.P., V.F., Kinsale; deacon was, Very Rev. Jerh. Canon O’Mahony, P.P., Douglas; sub-deacon was, Very Rev. Robert Canon Powell, Adm., Cathedral, and the master of ceremonies was, Very Rev. Dan Canon Connolly, P.P., Ss. Peter & Paul’s.
Associated Links
His uncle, Very Rev. John W. Roche, P.P.