Sister Kealy Catherine H

1881 - 1955  (74 years)

• Name	Kealy Catherine H  [1]
  Title	Sister
  Born	10 Jul 1881	,,NSW,Australia   [2]
  Gender	Female
  FACT	7 Jan 1904	St Josephs Convent, Lochinvar, NSW,Australia   [3, 4]
  	Profession as Religious
  Name	Kate Kealy
  Name	Mary Dorothea
  Died	10 Aug 1955	St Josephs Convent, Lochinvar, NSW,Australia   [5, 6]
  Buried	Aft 10 Aug 1955	Roman Catholic Cemetery,Lochinvar,NSW,Australia
  	Nun's block Row 3
  Notes	Joined the Sisters of St. Joseph taking the religious name Sister Dorothea. After years of teaching her management skills led to her being appointed as Bursar in 1920, a position she held as Mother Dorothea until her death in 1955 Appointed bursar for the Sisters of St. Joseph [7]
  Person ID	I303	GeniAus Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Kealy Michael J,   b. Bef 21 Sep 1845, ,,Kilkenny,Ireland ,   d. 30 Oct 1918, Fosterton,Dungog,NSW,Australia  (Age > 73 years)
  Mother	Bowe Mary Agnes,   b. 1856, ,Morpeth, NSW,Australia ,   d. 10 Feb 1910, ,Dungog,NSW,Australia  (Age 54 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1875	,East Maitland,NSW,Australia
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jul 1881 - ,,NSW,Australia FACT - Profession as Religious - 7 Jan 1904 - St Josephs Convent, Lochinvar, NSW,Australia Died - 10 Aug 1955 - St Josephs Convent, Lochinvar, NSW,Australia Buried - Aft 10 Aug 1955 - Roman Catholic Cemetery,Lochinvar,NSW,Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2951] Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), Thu 1 Oct 1942 Page 18 Weddings of Town and Country Interest. Country and City Interested in Wedding A wedding that created inter est for city and country friends was that of Doris Kattie and Her bert Kealy, which was celobrated at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Randwick, on September 3. The Rev. Father Len .McCarthy, M.S.C., a friend of the bride and bridegroom, officiated at the church and later presided at the breakfast. The bride is the daughter of the late S. C. Kattie, manager of the Commercial Bank of Sydney, and Mrs. S. E. Kattie, of Randwick, and the bride is a membor of the Commercial Bank staff at Broadway,Sydney. The bridegrooih is well known on the North Coast and Dungog, and is the owner and proprietor of the Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay. The Rev. Mother Dorothea, of Lochinvar, and Mrs. Nell Corri gan, 'Courallie' station Boomi, are sisters of the bridegroom. The reception was hold at Usher's, where M!rs. Kattie received tho numerous guests. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 18178/1881 . KEALY CATHERINE H MICHAEL MARY EAST MAITLAND [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 11 Jan 1904 Page 7 THE CHURCHES. WEST MAITLAND, Sunday. The ceremonies of reception and profession in connection with the St. Joseph order of nuns was held at Lochinvar on Thursday, when the officiating prelate, Bishop Dwyer, was as- sisted by the Very Rev. Dr. Hand, V.G., and other priests. Miss Boland, of Allandale, was received into the order as Sister Mary Patricia, and the following novices were professed: Sister Mary Philomena (Miss Ita O'Rourke), Sister Mary Regis (Miss Lucy Moylan, West Maitland), Sister Mary Dorothea (Miss Kate Kealy, Dungog), Sister Mary Anthony (Miss Kate Tobin, Largs), Sister Mary de Saies (Miss Lucy Johnson, Brookfield). [S9] Maitland Mercury, Sat 9 Jan 1904 Page 4 LOCHINVAR. LOCHINVAR. The ceremonies of the reception and pro fession of nuns were held yesterday in St. Joseph's Convent, in the presence of a large gathering of guests, comprising members of the Catholic clergy and laity from many surrounding centres. The ceremonies were performod by the Right Rev. Dr. Dwy- er, Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, assisted by Rev. P. C. McCormack; and the other visiting priests were:— Very Rev. Dr. J Hand V.G. (W. Maitland), Very Rev. W. T. Cor- coran, P.P. (Morpeth), Very Rev. P. Meagh- er, .P.P.- (Singleton), Very Rev, J. O'Dono- hoe, Administrator (Hamilton), Rev. P. J. Roche (Muswellbrook), Rev. J C. Meagher (Dungog), Rev. W. Sullivan (East Maitland) Rev. M. F. McAuliffe, B.A. (W. Maitland), Rev. James Costelloe (Burwood), Rev. J. Tierney (Newcastle), Rev. J. M. O'Flynn (Newcastle); Rev. F. McAulife (Branxton), Rev. J. J. Kavanagh, D.D. (Newcastle), Rev. Father Ward (West Maitland), Rev, J. Kelly (Hamilton). The young lady received was Sister Mary Patricia (Miss Boland, Allandale), and those professed were Sister Mary Philomena. (Miss lta O'Rourke, Aberdeen) ; Sister Mary Regis (Miss Lucy Moylan, West Maitland); Sister Mary Doro- thea (Miss Katie Kealy, Dungog) ; Sister Mary Anthony , (Miss Katie Tobin, Largs) ; Sister Mary De Sales (Miss Lucy Johnson, Brookfleld). At the conclusion of the cere- monies the Te Deum was sung, after which Benediction of the Most Holy Sacrament was given, the nuns' choir rendering the psalms beautifully. Afterwards an adjourn- ment was made to the Convent reception rooms, where all were entertained with that hospitality which is characteristic of the nuns. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, KEALY Mother M. Dorothea Death notice10AUG1955Deathat St Joseph's Convent, LochinvarSydney Morning Herald12AUG1955. [S3024] NSW Death Index, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 23350 / 1955. KEALY CATHERINE 23350 / 1955 MICHAEL MARY MAITLAND [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, < Monday 11 January 1904.