Obituary Notice
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ae “eR, Cuthbert Dunne (1869-1950) _ | _ : rao t REVEREND FATHER CUTHBERT DUNNE. CPi: ‘ The Province of St Joseph lost its oldest member, the Dean of the Province" by the death of Fr. Cuthbert Dunne on Saturday, Ath November 1950, He had been in poor health for some time, and we all thought the end had come when he was afindinted a few months before his death. : _ Known in the world as Patrick Francia Dunne, Fr. Cuthbert was born in Dublin on 4th October, 1869, He received his early educa- tion at the College Of thé Vicentian Fathers at Castleknock, At the age of 18 he entered the Passionist Noviciate at St Saviour's Retreat, Broadway, Worcestershire, where he made his Religious Profession on 5th April 1888, Some time after his ordination, he accompanied the late Very Revd Gregory (O'Callaghan) CP.P. on a Visitation to the Vice- Province of Australias Later he was engaged in Parochial duties in Kimberley, South Africa and at our house in Paris until 1902 when the Community were expelléd by the anti~clerical legislation of the French Government: It was during his stay there that his name became known all over the world as the young Passionist Priest who received the dying Osear Wilde into the Catholic Church, During his lifetime he filled various Offices in the Congregation, He was Provincial Consultor, Rector of St Joseph's Retreat, Highgate and Superior of the Preparatory College, Sandymount, Dublin, as well as Avenue Hoche, Paris and Herne Bay. He was a member of the last Community when he died. The strain of continuous air-raids during. the war was too much for him and he received permission to go to Dublin where he remained until the end cames Fr. Cuthbert was of a retiring and unassuming disposition and rarely spoke of himself and his experiences. _ Although never of robust health, he took part in the giving of missions and retreats especially the latter in which he excelled as those of us who heard him can testify. Hi8B sermons were attractive and instructive and we pray that his many and great works for the glory of God and the salvation of souls may crown him for eternity with the reward of the good and faithful labourer in the” vineyard, : , May he rest in peace.
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.