BROPHY. _ Reverend Thomas Edward PE.

BROPHY. _ Reverend Thomas Edward PE.
Ordained a Catholic Priest at St Patrick's Cathedral, East Melbourne on 24 July, 1949.
He was appointed to St Patrick's Cathedral, then as Assistant Priest at Ivanhoe (1950), East Brunswick (1952), North Richmond (1956), Ormond (1956), Kew (1957) and Manifold (1960). In 1962 he was appointed Administrator of Prahran, and was appointed the first Parish Priest of Forest Hill (1968), Parish Priest of North Balwyn (1982) and Camberwell South (1988) until his retirement in 2002, when he was appointed Pastor Emeritus. In his retirement, he elected to go on-loan to the Diocese of Port Pirie. Upon his return to Melbourne he retired privately. His gifts included his pastoral kindness, prayerfulness and his commitments to the various duties asked of him throughout his priestly life.
 He died on Tuesday, 21 August, 2018 at Corpus Christi, Villa Maria Catholic Homes, Clayton. The Archdiocese of Melbourne is grateful to God for Father Tom Brophy's joyful, priestly witness and dedicated service to his people. May he rest in peace.
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