Fr John Archbold OMI was born the 9th October 1933 in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
After his schooling at Knockbeg College, he took his first vows on 24th October 1952 at Cahermoyle and was ordained a Priest on 21st September 1958 at Piltown. He joined the staff of Belcamp College, where he was an exceptional teacher and was its headmaster from 1976 to 1984.
John’s great love for reading was the foundation that made him a great educator. To quote one of his contemporaries Fr Paul Byrne OMI, ‘He even put life into Latin.’ He was later responsible for the Province’s mission magazine, Oblate Missionary Record, and was based at Inchicore. He served in the Anglo-Irish Province for 36 years before coming to Australia.
Fr John arrived here in 1994, the last of a number of Anglo-Irish Oblates who came to assist the Australian Province. Since 1994, Fr John has spent time in Lesmurdie WA and Sunshine VIC, but St Patrick’s Fremantle has benefited from his ministry for most of these years. He was the first Oblate chaplain at Notre Dame University, and has assisted Fr Tony Colbert with the chaplaincy of Fremantle hospital.
Fr John’s love for his Irish homeland never faded, always sharing in a joke and good craic! He was a great storyteller, and loved a bet on the horses. Known affectionately as “Archy”, he was described as a “loveable rogue” with a big heart, who did all things well and loved the people he served.
Fr John passed away peacefully at 4:40am on Thursday 17th November 2022.
May he rest now in peace.
Funeral Details
The live streaming event for Fr John Archbold’s funeral are listed below.
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Fr John Archbold
is scheduled to begin on
Monday, November 28th 2022 at 1:45 PM AWST (Australia/Perth)
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