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D'HONT CAMILLUS
Born 1842
Ordained 1871
Died 1872
DALY DONAL
Born 1841
Ordained 1866
Died
DALY JOSEPH
Born 2 April 1841
Ordained
Died
Born Egremont Cumberland.
Educated at Ushaw 1854-1862 for Shrewsbury.
DALY PATRICK
Born September 1857
Ordained 15 August 1881
Died 25 June 1910
Born at Duagh in Co Kerry, Ireland, Fr Daly was educated St Brendan's College, Killarney
and the Irish College at Salamanca, Spain. With the permission of the Bishop of Kerry, he
came to the Salford diocese in 1880 for five years, but was considered too young for
ordination. He was ordained in 1881, and appointed assistant at St Anne, Blackburn,
1881-1888. He was then appointed founder rector of the new mission of St Joseph,
Longsight, Manchester, which replaced the mass centre operating in the Industrial School
founded by Fr Quick. In late 1909 his health gave way, and he died of a painful disease in
June 1910. Fr Daly had a nephew and great nephew as priests in the Diocese.
Sources: Obituary 1911 Almanac, which omits his Christian name!; PV1 - 226 states he was a
non-affiliated subject; Bracken; Obituary Harvest 1910.
DALY WILLIAM JOSEPH
Born 1814
Ordained
Died 27 July 1894
Born at Newtownbarry, Co Wexford Ireland.
Educated at Marseilles, France.
Ordained as an OMI and came to England in 1840.
Initially involved in founding missions in Penzance and in vocation work, he came to
Manchester when the OMI's founded the new missions at Fairfield, Blackley and Failsworth
in 1845. For reasons not too clear, the two oblates at Failsworth became seculars,
one going to San Francisco and Fr Daly remaining as Rector until 1885.
He then retired but remained in the parish as chaplain to the Little Sisters and Alexian
Brothers until he returned to Ireland in 1892.
Re-entered the Oblates, noviciate at Stillorgan then to Inchicore then to Belcamp Hall
where he had a seizure July 13th and died July 27th.
DANIEL FRANCIS Canon
Born 29 July 1837
Ordained 6 October 1872
Died 17 February 1917
Francis Canon Daniel was born near Wigan in 1837 and came to Manchester when aged
six. He was educated at St Wilfrid Hulme, where he sang in the choir, and became organist
and choirmaster. He went to Ushaw where he was ordained in 1872. His first appointment was
at Salford Cathedral, 1872-1891. Besides teaching at the Salford Catholic Grammar School,
he acted as Cathedral choirmaster and organist and served as chaplain to the Salford Royal
Hospital, Cross Lane Fever Hospital, Prestwich Asylum, and Salford Barracks. He was
appointed rector at St Cuthbert, Withington, 1891-1894, and then exchanged missions, going
to St Peter and Paul, Ribchester, 1894-1907. Bishop Casartelli appointed him
Chairman of the Diocesan Commission on Church Music. He became a Canon in 1907 but appears
to have resigned from missionary work owing to ill health. In 1914 he ceased being an
active Canon and was made an Honorary one. He died at St Joseph's Hospital, Whalley Range,
in 1917 and was buried at Moston Cemetery. He wrote some music for parish use,
Sources: Obituary 1918 Almanac
DARBY JOHN
Born 7 Decembe 1852
Ordained 23 February 1879
Died 16 February 1935
Born in Latt, Co Cavan, Ireland in 1852, Fr Darby was educated at St Augustine's Seminary
and St Patrick's College, Cavan. He was ordained at Salford in 1879. He served as chaplain
to the Public Institutions and Workhouse and cemetery in Bolton 1883-1886 residing first
as St Edmund and then at St Patrick's Bolton. He then went as assistant to St Brigid,
Manchester, 1886-1888; he served as chaplain to Buckley Hall near Rochdale, 1888-1889;
then as assistant at St Patrick, Rochdale, 1889-1891; at Holy Infants, Astley Bridge,
1891-1893; and at St Ann, Ancoats, Manchester, 1893-1894. He then went on sick leave
1894-1895 before going as assistant to St Joseph, Bury, 1895-1896. He served as chaplain
at the Alexian Brothers Home in Newton Heath 1896-1897, but was then listed as unattached,
presumably sick, before going as assistant to St Michale, Ancoats, Manchester 1898-1900.
He then returned to the Alexian Brothers Home, where he died in 1935, being then the
oldest priest in the diocese.
Sources: Obituary 1936 Almanac; PV1-197 states he was affiliated.
DARLY JOHN
Born 21 May 1844
Ordained 1 October 1871
Died 2 January 1876
Parents - Henry Francis Darley of Glossop. and(Eyre) of Glossop.
His brother Bernard was a priest in Newcastle. See Gillow ii.199
Born England.
Seminary Education - Ushaw.
1871-1876 St Chad's Assistant
DAVIS JAMES
Born 15 June 1844
Ordained 29 June 1888
Died
Seminary Education - St Sulpice.
Ordained Siossons, France.
1887 St Alban Ancoats Manchester. Supply
1888 St Ann Ashton.
1888-1890 St Wilfrid Hulme Manchester.
PV1.276 states he entered Diocese Mar ch 4th 1888 and invalided left the Diocese to a
warmer and healthier clime in March 1890. The parish entries for Hulme give his name
as John which is confusing. Cownside list him under Clifton.
DAVIS THOMAS
Born 8 December 1839
Ordained 19 June 1863
Died
Brother of Fr John Davis who died on a visit to his Alma Mata Lisbon 1898.
Educated Sedgley and Lisbon.
1864-1868 St Anne's Blackburn.
1868-1871 New Mission, St Wilfrid's Longridge.
1871-1872 Stratford.
1873-1874 Poplar
1874-1877 Ogle Street
1877-1881 Lincoln Inns Field.
1881-1883 Horwich.
1883 Sunbury on Thames
Croft - admitted Lisbon 1852. Left Jully 1864. His brother John had been
ordained 1862 and Thomas joined him in London after retiring from Diocese in ill health.
DAY
Born
Ordained
Died
DE BLON PETER
Born
Ordained
Died
Belgium priest.
1851-1853 St Augustine's Manchester. Assistant
1853-1855 St Ann's Ancoats
1855-1857 Chipping (Leagram)
Where he was the first Diocesan Priest after the Jesuits
had ceased to man this mission.
1859 - 1866 St Mary's Swinton,
but then called Pendlebury. First resident priest
His health gave way and he died abroad.
DE CLERC AUGUSTUS JOSEPH
Born 29 September 1831
Ordained 10 May 1856
Died 30 December1889
Monsignor Augustus Canon De Clerc was born in Nieuport, near Bruges, Belgium and
studied at the seminary in Bruges where he was ordained in 1856. The following year he
volunteered to come to the Salford diocese and on 2 July 1857 was appointed to Salford
Cathedral 1857-1862. He was then appointed as rector to the newly opened Salford Catholic
Grammar School which post he successfully held until his death. He also assisted in local
Salford parishes and was the resident priest at St James, Pendleton 1861-1868. For many
years he was Chancellor or Treasurer of the diocese and Bishop Turner's chief advisor in
matters financial. In January 1881 he was made a Private Chamberlain to the Pope and in
December 1888 he became canon Theologian.
Sources: Obituary 1891 Almanac p. 42.
DE GRYSE ISIDORE JOHN
Born 31 January 1837
Ordained 25 May 1861
Died 5 January 1913
Born in Ghent, Belgium, Fr De Gryse was educated at the Jesuit College of St Barbe, Gand
and at the Episcopal Seminary, Gand, being ordained at Ghent. In 1862 he responded to
Bishop Turner's appeal for more priests, came to the diocese and was posted as assistant
to Fr Stephan at St Joseph, Goulden Street, Manchester, 1862-1865; he then replaced Fr De
Blon at St Mary, Swinton, but was appointed that same year as rector at St Mary, Chipping.
He remained there until his death 1865-1913.
Sources: Obituary 1914 Almanac
D' HONT CAMILLUS
Born 1842
Ordained 23 December 1871
Died 6 March 1872
Born Belgium
Seminary Education - Bruges
Pastoral work - no postings given in Almanac.
Notes NWCH 12.1985 Date of death also given as 9 March 1872.
DE LAURENZI JOSEPH
Born
Ordained
Died
1892 - 1893 St Peter's Priory, Chorlton cum Hardy Manchester.
DE MULLEWIE BERNARD GUSTAVE
Born 11 December 1836
Ordained 11 December (November?) 1862
Died 27 February 1893
Fr De Mullewiw was born in the diocese of Ghent in Belgium, and was educated at the Jesuit
College of St Barbe, Ghent, and at the Episcopal Seminary, Ghent, where he was ordained by
Bishop Delabasque. After a short stay at the English College, Bruges, he came to the
diocese and was appointed on 13 January 1863 to St mary, Ashton under Lyne 1863-1867. On 3
October 1867 he went to St Edward, Rusholme, also serving Withington Workhouse,
Manchester. On 11 August 1868 (/) he was transfered to the Towneley Chaplaincy at Burnley
and on 4 January 1869 he transferred to the small and struggling mission of St Joseph,
Ramsbottom, building and then enlarging the school, and building the church which Cardinal
Manning opened 30 September 1880. On 21 February 1893 he caught a chill which developed
into pneumonia and pleurisy and died. He was buried at Ramsbottom Cemetery on 2 March
1893.
Sources: Obituary 1894 Almanac.
DE PAUW EDWARD FRANCIS XAVIER
Born 23 November 1850
Ordained 28 October 1891
Died 11 May 1931
Born Bruges, Belgium Fr De Oauw was educated at Louvain, Bornham, Belgium and at the
Seminary of Pastoral Theology, Salford, where he remained for three years after his
ordination in Salford Cathedral in 1891, acting as chaplain to Moston Cemetery, and
providing cover for hard pressed priests. He then went as assistant to St Mary,
Failsworth, 1894-1896. He next went to St Mary, Ashton under Lyne followed by a short
spell at St Hubert, Great Harwood, 1896-1897. He then served as chaplain at the Good
Shepherd Convent, Blackley. Manchester.
He served as assistant at St Peter, Mill Hill, Blackburn, 1897-1899; at St Brigid,
Bradford, Manchester, 1900-1902; at St Edmund, Miles Platting, Manchester, 1902-1904; at
St Vincent, Openshaw, 1904-1905; at St Mary, Oldham; at St Gregory, Farnworth; at St Mary,
Haslingden
1905; at St Mary's Ashton U Lyne, 1905-1907; and at St Edmund, Miles Platting, Manchester,
1907-1911. He then served briefly as secretary to the Bishop. His final years were spent
as chaplain to Tottington Convent, 1911-1916; and to the Little Sisters Convent at Newton
Heath. He then retired to the Alexian Brothers where he died in 1931.
Sources: Obituary 1932 Almanac; PV1-309 states he was affiliated and lists a confusion of
moves, some with very unclear dating. His obituary notes that he was apostolic,
perhaps somewhat scrupulous, a model of priestly piety but that he never quite assimilated
the English character. It also mentions he met his dath accidentally, but does not
say how.
DE SMET REMIOFINO
Born 21 February 1862
Ordained May 1887
Died
Born Essche, Ghent, Belgium
Initial Education - St Livini Gerardimontis
Seminary Education Schent (?) Belgium.
1916-1917 All Saints
PV3 - 308 states he was ordained on his own patrimony and entered
the Diocese in October 1916. It carries a note that he left
not in the 1918 Almanac.
DE SMETH ADRIAN
Born
Ordained
Died
1860-1862 Catholic Collegiate Institute, Manchester.
Not in the 1863 Almanac.
DE SPLENTER BRUNO
Born 13 December 1835
Ordained 18 December 1862
Died 22 October 1899
Canon Bruno de Splenter, born at Oughem near Bruges in Belgium, was educated at
Roulers College and the Seminary at Bruges. After ordination he was sent by Bishop Turner
for further studies at the new Collegio Pio in Rome, where he gained his doctorate in
Canon Law in July 1864. On 21 October 1864 he was appointed as professor to the newly
opened Salford Catholic Grammar School, living at the Cathedral and caring for souls in
the area of the future Mount Carmel Mission. He seems to have also served during this time
as rector at St James, Pendleton. Bishop Vaughan on 1 January 1877 appointed him as
founder rector of the new mission of St Edmund, Miles Platting, Manchester, where he built
the chuch, schools and prebytery. In April 1891 he became Rural dean in succession to
canon Formby. In November 1892 he joined the Manchester School Board, and in January 1893
he was made Canon Theologian after the resignation of Canon Moyes. Ill health forced him
to retire in 1898 and he went to live at St Bede's College for a while. He returned home
to Oygham, Belgium and then went to the Convent of the Sisters of St Charles
Borromeo at Courtrai where he died in October 1899.
Sources: Obituary 1900 Almanac; PV1-64 states he was affiliated and entered Diocese 21
October1864; Eccles Catholic History p 60.
Query: Oughem or Oyghem??
DE WITTE PIUS ALEXANDER CHARLES MARIA
Born 3 January 1858
Ordained 8 January 1882
Died 29 March 1929
Fr De Witte was born at Koewacht, Holland, in 1858 of a Dutch father, who was a doctor,
and a German mother. One of the band of Dutch priests who responded to Bishop Vaughan's
appeal, he was educated at Paderborn Gymnasium and when it was suppressed during the
Kulturkampf he went to Ushaw and was ordained in Salford Cathedral by Bishop Vaughan in
1882. He served as assistant at St Mary, Swinton, 1882-1883 and at St Augustine, Granby
Row, Manchester, 1883-1884. He was then appointed rector at Holy Infant Mission,
Astley Bridge. Bolton, 1884-1888; at St Joseph, Reddish, 1888-1898 and at St Mary,
Littleborough, 1888-1900. After a period of retirement he went as chaplain to the
Little Sisters at Plymouth Grove, Manchester, then as chaplain to Errwood Hall, near
Buxton, 1922-1923 and then to the Alexian Brothers, Manchester, 1924-1925. He then
returned to his relatives in Westphalia, and died in March 1929 while being cared for by
the Sisters of Mercy of St Clement.
Sources: Obituary 1930 Almanac which omits Errwood Hall & The Alexians
DELANDE Mgr
Born Ordained Died 1806
DELANEY LAWRENCE
Born 12 March 1875
Ordained 24 August 1898
Died 5 January 1954
Lawrence Canon Delaney, R.D. was born in Ashton under Lyne in 1875 and was educated
at St Alban's College, Valladolid., where he was ordained in 1898. He was sent as
assistant to St patrick, Livesey Street, Manchester 1898-1905 and to St Joseph, Blackburn,
1905-1913. He was then appointed rector at All Souls, Weaste, Salford. He became Rural
Dean in 1930 and was made a Canon in 1945. He opened the new church in 1834, and new
Junior and Infant schools in 1953. He remained active until his final illness, and died in
January 1954 aged 78.
Sources: Obituary 1955 Almanac
DELAROYERE E
Born Ordained Died
1891-1892 Buckley Hall.
Notes - not in 1893 Almanac.
DERMODY WILLIAM
Born May 1850
Ordained 2 July 1877
Died
Born Cloncartin Meath Ireland.
Initial Education - Monastery at Clare, Birr, Navan Seminary.
Seminary Education - Maynooth where he was ordained.
1877-1880 St Anne Ancoaats.
PV1 - 182 - it notes that his letters (regarding ordination etc) were with the Bishop, but
he does not seem to have been incardinated and was presumably recalled to his own diocese
or moved elsewhere.
DERRY JOHN
Born
Ordained
Died
DEVINE JOSEPH
Born
Ordained
Died
1897-1898 St Charles Pendleton
189801899 St Mary Eccles.
Notes - not in 1900 Almanac. Presumed to have been "on loan" probably from
Ireland and recalled to his own Diocese.
DEWE JOSEPH ADALBERT
Born 1866
Ordained 12 March 1892
Died
Born in Ramsgate in 1866 and educated at St Edmund's and Prior Park, he
gained an M.A. with History Honours at Manchester University. Ordained priest in 1892 as a
member of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians), he served for some time on the staff at
St Bede's College. He was appointed professor of History and Economics at St Thomas'
College, St Paul, USA, and Professor of History at Ottawa University 1907-1911. He then
became Professor of Economics and History at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA. He
apparently was the only priest on the faculty who was not a member of the Holy Ghost
Congregation, the Order that founded Duquesne. He taught a variety of subjects including
English, History, Sociology and Economics. He was also Dean and Director of the School for
Social Services that was founded in 1916. He took leave from Duquesne during World War 1
to serve as an Infantry Chaplain at Camp Bowie, Texas. It is not known when he left
Duquesne nor when he died. He also served as President of the Diocesan Commission of
Labour and Kindred Subjects from 1914. He wrote "Medieval and Modern History",
"History of Economics", and "Psychology of Politics". His hobbies
included the organ, piano, violin, cello, and he was a member of the Pittsburgh
Philharmonic Orchestra. He resided at Seton Hill College, Greensburgh, Pa, USA. Omitted
from the 1937 Catholic Who's Who, he presumably died between 1933 and 1936.
1893-1894 St Mary's Loughborough (Rosminians)
1894-1896 14 Ely Place London
1896-1897 Ilkley College, Ilkley
1897-1899 Allerton Road, Knareborough
1899-1900 The Presbytery, Thirsk
1900-1901 Bishop's House, Salford
1901-1903 St Bede's College, Manchester
1911-1920 Faculty member Duquesne University USA
(1916) (Dean of Social Services School)
(1917?) (CF Fort Bowie Texas)
Sources: Catholic Directory 1893-1904, Catholic Who's Who 1933. Duquesne University,
Institute of Charity, Diocese of Pittsburgh.
DIAMOND FRANCES
Born 11 May 1889
Ordained 22 June 1919
Died 9 October 1944
Born in Accrington.
Educated at Waterford, and Valladolid
1938 Came as Parish Priest to St Augustine's Lowerhouse, Burnley for a short
time, replaced by Fr P J Veale.
DILLON JEREMIAH
Born
Ordained
Died
1897-1899 St Wilfrid, Hulme.
1899-1902 Mount Carmel, Salford.
Notes - not in 1903 Almanac. Presumably on loan and recalled to own Diocese.
DILLON MICHAEL EDWARD
Born 9 January 1838
Ordained 15 February 1863
Died 27 August 1895
Fr Dillon was born at Clara, Kings County, Ireland. He had worked for Mr Daniel Lee for
some years before entering the Seminary, being educated at Navan Seminary and All Hallows,
Dublin. Ordained at the Convent, Salford, he was sent as assistant to St Mary, Burnley
1863-1865, St Patrick, Oldham 1865-1866, St Patrick, Livesey Street,. Manchester
1866-1868, St Mary, Ashton under Lyne 1868-1870, as well as short spells at St Mary,
Swinton 1873 and St Wilfrid, Hulme1873-1875 and St Joseph, Goulden Street,
Manchester 1875-1876 before returning again to St Mary, Burnley 1876-1880. He was then
appointed rector to St Mary, Haslingden. After two years of ill health, he had set out
under Doctor's orders from Haslingden to go to Malta but a severe cold had caused him to
leave the vessel. On returning to Manchester he had stayed with friends at Old
Tafford, caught pneumonia and died. He was buried at Burnley Cemetery near the grave of
his friend, Fr Flanagan.
Sources: Obituary 1896 Almanac;
DILLON PATRICK
Born 17 March 1850
Ordained 25 June 1876
Died
Born - Janemount, Kerry, Ireland.
Seminary Education - Maynooth
Ordained - Maynooth.
1876 Seminary of Pastoral Theology
1877-1878 Mount Carmel, Salford.
1879 St Mary's Bolton.
PV1-159 states he was not affiliated. Not in 1880 Almanac, presumably recalled to
his own Diocese.
DILLON PETER
Notes - Bolton notes that a priest of this name opened the chapel in Mount Carmel
Blackley in 1855 (p201). This seems to be a misreading of the name Peter De Blon
(reading the "B" for an "L"). who was rector there 1855-1857.
DILLON THOMAS
Born March 1870
Ordained 1897
Died 3 October 1938
Fr Dillon was born in the diocese of Killaloe, Ireland, in 1870 and studied at the
diocesan seminary of Ennis and at Maynooth where he was ordained in 1897. He served as
assistant at St Peter and Paul,Bolton, 1897-1900. He was then appointed rector at St
Anselm, Whitworth, 1900-1905, when a severe illness caused him to go on sick leave. He
returned as Chaplain to Fairy Hill Convent, 1906-1908. He became Prison Chaplain at
Strangeways Prison 1908-1930. He was then made parish priest of St Luke, Irlams o'th
Height, Salford, 1930-1932. In ill health, he retired and spent his last years enduring
physical and mental sickness, until his death in October 1938.
Sources: Obituary 1939 Almanac. The 1905 Almanac has him at Whitworth in the Clergy lists
but he is excised from the parish entry, although Barre still lists him as being
there. The 1906 almanac adds the suffix "Snr" to his name but lists him
under "SIR" (Sick Invalid or Retired).
Query: 1931 only at St Luke?
DIRIX CHARLES
Born 13 February 1856
Ordained 25 March 1882
Died 10 January 1936
Born Wijck, Naastricht, Holland, Fr Dirix was educated at Rolduc and Roermond where he was
ordained on his own patrimony in 1882. After a year at the Seminary of Pastoral Theology
in Salford, 1882-1883, he was sent as assistant to the Holy Family, Manchester, 1883-1886;
to Mount Carmel, Salford, 1886-1895 and to All Saints, Barton, 1895-1904. He then went on
sick leave, returning to his native Holland in 1909, where he died at Meersen,
Limburg in 1936.
Sources: Obituary 1937 Almanac; PV1 - 232 states that he was not affiliated to the
diocese. He was not listed in the 1906 Almanac but listed as retired in the 1910 Almanac.
The obituary in 1937 Almanac expresses the Editor's regret he knew so little of his life
and labour, since he retired to Holland in 1909 having entered Diocese in 1882.
DIVINE PETER
Born Ordained Died
Downside listing.
DOBBELAERE HENRY
Born 5 May 1839
Ordained 29 June 1865
Died 12 March 1882
Born Loo Bruges Belgium
Educated - Roulers
Seminary Education - English College, Bruges where he was ordained.
1865 Sclerder Abbey
1866 Liskeard
1870 St John, Portugal Street, Glasgow.
1871 Poole.
1872 Salford Cathedral.
1872-1873 St Anne Ancoats Manchester
1873 St Patrick Oldham.
1873-1879 St Joseph Todmorden as Rector.
1880 St Patrick Sunderland until his death.
NWVCH 12 1985 NCH 24 1986 - ordained for the Plymouth Diocese. PV1-95 states
he arrived Plymouth 1865.
DOHERTY JAMES K
Born
Ordained
Died
1878-1880 Chaplain Little Sisters, Newton Heath.
DONOVAN JEREMIAH
Born
Ordained
Died
1853-1855 Mount Carmel Blackley.
Downside lists him under NTT
DONOVAN TIMOTHY
Born 1869
Ordained 1896
Died 16 December 1922
Fr Donovan was the son of Morgan Donovan, of the Irish National Education Office,
and was born Cork Ireland. He was ecucated at Clonliffe, Maynooth and Blackrock, being
ordained for the Vincentian Fathers, with whom he remained until 1904, being at one
time Dean at Castleknock College. On joining the Salford diocese, he was sent to St Bede's
College Manchester as professor, 1904-1907. He then joined the Cathedral staff 1907-1918.
His health failed and he took sick leave to St Anthony Cheam Surrey, 1918-1919. He
then went as assistant to St Alban, Blackburn, but his health soon gave way and he
returned on sick leave again to the South of England. He returned in 1921, serving at St
Teresa, Irlam 1921-1922 before going as chaplain to the Little Sisters of the Poor
Convent, Plymouth Grove, Manchester as Chaplainwhere he remained until his death in
December 1922. He was a gifted musician, and founded the Guild of St Gregory and St
Cecilia, established Salford Clergy Choir and was involved with Catholic Philharmonic
Society. He was buried at Moston.
Sources: Obituary 1923 Almanac.
DOOTSON PAUL
Born 1868
Ordained 12 August 1894
Died 18 September 1924
Fr Dootson was born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1868 and was educated at the Salford
Catholic Grammar School, St Alba's College, Valladoild and Ushaw, where he was ordained in
1894. He was sent as assistant to St Mary, Ashton under Lyne, 1894-1896. On the death of
Fr Jerome Vaughan OSB, who had established his Gregorian Congregation at St Peter,
Chorlton cum Hardy, Fr Dootson was sent to care for the mission, 1896-1897. He then went
as assistant to St Mary, Failsworth, 1897-1899; to St James, Pendleton, Salford, 1899-1900
before becoming chaplain at Bury Convent in 1900. He was then used as administrator in two
pmissions: St Mary, Osbaldeston, 1900-1902 and St Mary, Radcliffe, 1902-1903, He
served as rector at St Joseph, Reddish, 1903-1904; at St Joseph, Todmorden, 1904-1908; and
at St Joseph, Mossley, 1909-1918. He then returned as rector to St Mary, Radcliffe,
1918-1924. He was incapacitated from active duty in his last few years by ill health which
prevented him celebrating Mass. He died in September 1924 and was buried at Moston.
Sources: Obituary 1925 Almanac which omits reference to Chorlton
DOWDALL JOHN
Born
Ordained
Died 10 November 1847
1838-1840 Livesey Street
1840-1847 SS Peter and Paul, Bolton.
Died of fever after aiding his sick starving people.
DOWDING JAMES
Born
Ordained
Died
DOWLEY J H
Born
Ordained
Died
1894-1899 St Augustine's Manchester
1899-1900 St Anne's Greenacres, Oldham.
1900-1901 St Peter's Greengate, Salford.
Ordination not listed in the 1894 Almanac so probably on loan from another Diocese and
recalled. Not mentioned in 1902 Almanac.
DOWLING JOHN
Born 1810
Ordained 1835
Died 11 November 1871
Born in Bolton.
Educated at Lisbon
At College for 11 years.
1835-1838 St Patrick's Livesey Street
1839-1871 St John's Rochdale where he remained including the year of the Murphy Riot.
DOWLING WILLIAM
Born 24 August 1849
Ordained 22 May 1875
Died 5 December 1911
Son of Michael and Alice Dowling, William was born in Hull and educated at the English
College, Lisbon and the Seminary of Pastoral Theology at Salford. He served as
professor at Lisbon 1875-1876, and went as assistant to St Michael, Ancoats, 1876-1880,
becomong rector there 1880-1882. He then moved as rector to St Augustine, Granby Row,
Manchester 1882-1886, and to St Joseph, Heywood 1888-1889. He left the Salford diocese in
November 1889 for Shrewsbury, serving as assistant at St Alban, Macclesfield 1889-1890, St
Joseph, Stockport 1890-1893 and as rector at Mold 1893-1897. He next moved to the United
States of America, where he died at the St Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kansas in 1911.
Source: Abbott; Croft - admitted to Lisbon 1864 and states he was at Livesey Street
1876-1877 and then at Ancoats but off the mission 1889. The almanac does not list
him at Livesey Street. Whilst at Ancoats, he served as chaplain to Manchester Royal
Infirmary; PV1-118.
DOYLE JOHN F
Born 13 February 1847
Ordained 24 June 1872
Died
Born Broadway Ferns, Ireland.
Seminary Education - Maynooth where he was also ordained.
1872 St Joseph Todmorden as a supply (Bolton P181)
1872 St Mary Bacup
1873-1875 St Joseph Goulden Street Manchester.
PV1-102 states "The Bishop of Ferns grants me permission to remain in Salford until
required by himself".
DUMELIE ANGELUS
Born
Ordained
Died
1860-1862 St Patrick, Livesey Street, Manchester
1862-1863 St Peter and Paul, Bolton.
1863-1866 St Edmund, Bolton.
Notes - St Edmund was previously served from St Peter and Paul. Portsmouth Diocese
list a Leopold Dumelie from the Salford Diocese who served at Alderney 1866-1868. Ventnor
Febuary - August 1869 before going to Ypres. He asked to be taken on at
Southwark. in mid September wrote that Archbishop Eyre (Glasgow) was willing to have
him.
DUNDERDALE RICHARD
Born 3 March 1829
Ordained 6 September1856
Died 9 August1887
Dean Dunderdale, the son of Richard and Ellen Dunderdale, was born in Bolton
although the family originated from Chipping. His brothers William and John also became
priests. He studied at Ushaw and was ordained by Bishop Turner in Salford Cathedral in
1856. His first appointment was as assistant to St Ann, Ancoats, 1856-1859. He was next
appointed rector at St Mary, Blackburn 1859 - 1887 where he built the church. He succeeded
his brother William as Dean in 1885. After three or four years of delicate health, he died
at St Mary's and was buried with his two brothers at Great Harwood. His brother, Fr John
Dunderdale, born in 1831 and ordained 1856, died in at his father's home in Bolton
on 4 January 1870, aged 37, having served for ten years at Barnard Castle.
Sources: Obituary 1888 Almanac p. 43.
DUNDERDALE WILLIAM
Born 1 October 1827
Ordained 23 September 1854
Died 2 October 1887
William Canon Dunderdale, the son of Richard and Ellen, eldest of three
brother priests, was born in Bolton and educated and ordained at Ushaw by Bishop Hogarth,
where he served as Minor Professor 1840-1854. On 30 September 1854 Bishop Turner appointed
him as assistant to St Wilfrid, Hulme 1854-1857. On 2 May 1857 he was sent as founder
rector to the new mission of St Hubert, Great Harwood, where he remained until 1885. He
opened the church there on 1 November 1859 and in 1860 became the secretary to the LISCF,
a position he held for over 25 years. He became Missionary Rector in 1874 and in March
1875 he was appointed Canon Theologian to the diocese. In January 1884 he succeeded Canon
Parker as Rural Dean. In November 1885 he accepted the presidency of Ushaw College but
found the task more than his health could bear, so he resigned in February 1886 and
returned to Great Harwood where after an illness he died on Rosary Sunday, 2 October 1887,
the day after his sixtieth birthday, and was buried by the side of his two brother priests
in the Catholic cemetery at Great Harwood.
Sources: Obituary in 1888 Almanac p. 43; photo in Centenary Memorail of Ushaw pp.
114-4 RRU p. 249+
DUNN WILLIAM D.D.
Born 1749
Ordained
Died 27 October 1805
Brother Joseph was a Jesuit.
Born at Brough Lartington Yorks.
Educated at Douai and St Gregory's Paris, where he was ordained.
After completing his Degree, he came to the mission in England in 1782 and came to
Blackburn where he died saying mass.
DURNAN THOMAS
Born 2 February 1849
Ordained 6 May 1880
Died 17 February 1917
Fr Durnan was born at Crummer, Kilmore, Ireland, the son of Thomas Durnan and ? Maguire.
He was educated at St Patrick's College, Cavan and was ordained at Salford Cathedral in
1880. He served as assistant at St Mary, Burnley, 1880-1883; St Edmund, Miles Platting,
1883-1885; St James, Pendleton, Salford, 1885-1888; St Wilfrid, Hulme, Manchester,
1892-1893. He was chaplain to the Daughters of the Cross Convent, Blackley,
1894-1895. He served as rector at St Joseph, Todmorden, 1895-1901. Ill health then
caused him to take sick leave. On his return he acted as assistant at St Mary, Swinton,
1902-1905 and then retired from active work in the diocese. He died at Drumreilly Upper,
Co Leitrim, in 1917 where he served for some six years. Returning from a sick call,
he lost control of his bicycle on a steep hill. He crashed through a fence into a
stream where he was found three hours later conscious but with spinal injuries.
Pneumonia set in and he died three days later aged 68. He was buried at Drumreilly Upper
Church.
Sources: Obituary 1918 Almanac. This states that he was at Swinton. 1903-1904; PV1
210; Obituary Harvest 1917 p.61; Bracken 9.
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