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Fr Anthony (Tony) Ryan SJ



Sadly, Fr Tony Ryan passed away on 5 June 2022 at Nazareth House, Camberwell in Melbourne, aged 82 years.

He was missioned to Hazaribag, India, in 1963 and spent most of his life serving as a missionary there. Many of his roles were in finance and treasury, providing invaluable support to Jesuit and other Catholic institutions. 

His funeral Mass was celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hawthorn on 15 June. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.

Click here to read the eulogy from Fr Tony Ryan SJ’s funeral given by Helen Forde, CEO of Jesuit Mission.

Click here to read the Homily from Fr Tony Ryan SJ’s funeral given by Fr Brendan Byrne SJ.

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