Summer 2012 - The Mill Hill Missionaries

Summer 2012 Advocate:Layout 1 19/07/2012 12:14 Page 18FR. PATRICK NEVILLE60 years - Diamond JubileeFr. Patrick Neville was born in Cobh, Co. Cork in 1927. He was educatedby the Presentation Brothers in Cobh to Inter Cert. Standard, followedby Freshford to Leaving Cert. This was followed by two years philosophyin Rosendaal, in Holland, and four years theology in Mill Hill, where hewas Ordained priest on the 13th July, 1952.After ordination he taught in our Minor Seminary in Lochwinnoch,. in Scotland before goingto Uganda where he spent the next 13 years in schools. In 1969 he was back at work inLochwinnoch, before being sent to America on appeal work on behalf of the missions. Thiswas followed by 15 years work with the APF in England and a stint in the Diocese of Arundel& Brighton. In 1998 he retired to Herbert House in Freshfield in England before transferringto Dublin where he now resides in St. Joseph's House, 50 Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin.FR. JOHN AMBROSE50 Years - Golden JubileeFr. John Ambrose comes from Shanagolden in Co. Limerick. He wentto local primary school and then to St. Joseph’s College, Freshford,Co. Kilkenny, for secondary education. He then went to Rossendaal,Holland, to study philosophy, and on completion of his studies therehe went to St. Joseph’s College, Mill Hill, London, to study theology. He was ordainedin 1962. His first appointment was to America after which he was appointed to the Philippines,where he has remained ever since. He has worked in many apostolates and has aspecial interest in catechetics.FR. TONY MURPHY50 Years - Golden JubileeFr Tony Murphy is from Ahascragh, Co. Galway. After ordination at MillHill on July 8th 1962, he was appointed to Uganda. There he taught atNyenga Seminary. Later he set up a youth centre in Kampala City andworked there and at the Seminary until 1971. That year he was appointedto do further studies at University College, Dublin. After that, in 1975,he returned to East Africa, this time to Kenya, to teach at Tindinyo Seminary.In 1984, he volunteered for work in the recently re-opened Missionto Sudan. There, for ten years, he did pastoral work and teaching in Malakal andKhartoum. War, famine and sickness made missionary work difficult. After a period of sickleave, in 1994 he was appointed to Buea Diocese, Cameroon, where he taught in Bishop RoganSeminary, and did pastoral work. Later he was appointed to Bamenda to take charge of theformation of future Mill Hill priests. In 2005, he returned to Buea Diocese to be appointedchaplain to Buea University. He worked there until 2009, when he returned to Ireland. Sincethen he has been chaplain at Knock Shrine.17