This Blog is about the History of the Jesuit Mill Hill Missionary Priest "Rev Fr John Quinn" Founder of St John's Mission Church and School in Toboh,Tambunan,Sabah
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Rev Fr John Quinn
This is Fr John Quinn a Mill Hill Missionary Priest born 1901 died 1983 and the grandson of John Quinn and Sarah Morrisroe from Roscommon
In the archive of the Mill Hill Missionary London there is a file on Fr John Quinn with letters to and from Fr John Quinn. Here is something from that: John Quinn was born on 2nd March 1901 in Stockport. He studied in Freshfield, Roosendaal and Mill Hill London. He was ordained a priest in Mill Hill London on the 20th July 1924. After his ordination he was appointed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Jessel" ton in British North Borneo (now Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia), where Fr John worked until he was forced to leave the country because of the political unrest in the country. He retired to Herbert House, Freshfield, but remained active in undertaking supply work. He died in Freshfield on 2nd Sept. 1983. In the book "Khabar Gembira" (1981) by John Rooney you will find references to him on pp. 169-185.
Sarah Morrisroe from Roscommon
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In the archive of the Mill Hill Missionary London there is a file on Fr John Quinn with letters to and
from Fr John Quinn. Here is something from that: John Quinn was born
on 2nd March 1901 in Stockport. He studied in Freshfield, Roosendaal
and Mill Hill London. He was ordained a priest in Mill Hill London on the 20th July 1924.
After his ordination he was appointed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Jessel"
ton in British North Borneo (now Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia), where
Fr John worked until he was forced to leave the country because of the political unrest in the country. He retired
to Herbert House, Freshfield, but remained active in undertaking supply
work. He died in Freshfield on 2nd Sept. 1983.
In the book "Khabar Gembira" (1981) by John Rooney you will find
references to him on pp. 169-185.
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