Father Gilles Barrette, Provincial of the Americas,
and Father Barthelemy Bazemo, Provincial Delegate in the United States,
inform you of the return to the Lord of Father
John Lynch
on Friday the 22nd of September 2017 at St Petersburg (USA)
at the age of 81 years, of which 56 years of missionary life
in Scotland and in the United States.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
[wpdm_package id=’6773′]Milestones of Father John Lynch’s life
John was born on the 18th April 1936 at Newmills in the Diocese of Edimburgh in Scotland. He entered the Spiritual Year on the 8th September 1957 at ‘s-Heerenberg in the Netherlands, then continued his theological formation in Carthage (Tunisia) where he took his Missionary Oath on the 27th June 1961. He was ordained to the priesthood not far from his native town at Oakley in Scotland on the 30th June 1962.
01/08/1962 | Bursar and teacher | St Boswells | Great Britain |
01/08/1964 | Bursar | Bishop’s Waltham | Great Britain |
20/07/1965 | Econome | Dorking | Great Britain |
01/01/1966 | Bursar+Voc.Direct. | Rutherglen | Great Britain |
01/09/1968 | Voc.Anim.+Pub.Relat. | Rutherglen | Great Britain |
11/04/1971 | U.S. of America | ||
27/01/1972 | Vocation animator | Chicago | U.S. of America |
11/09/1975 | Supérieur | Chicago | U.S. of America |
30/06/1977 | n’est plus Supérieur | Chicago | U.S. of America |
03/08/1977 | Chaplain | Barat College | U.S. of America |
15/06/1978 | Chicago | U.S. of America | |
01/05/1979 | Chaplain | Kalamazoo | U.S. of America |
01/01/1981 | Chaplain H.C.: | Nazareth,Mich. | U.S. of America |
01/01/1984 | Formation Team | Chicago | U.S. of America |
14/09/1986 | Délégué au Chapitre | Rome | Italy |
01/01/1987 | Sup.Format.1st Cycle | Chicago | U.S. of America |
10/12/1987 | Provincial:1°Mandate | Washington | U.S. of America |
01/07/1991 | Provincial:2°mandate | U.S. of America | |
18/05/1992 | Délégué au Chapitre | Rome | Italy |
01/07/1994 | Counselling+Superior | Rutherglen | Great Britain |
30/10/1995 | Provincial Council. | Great Britain | |
29/09/1997 | Assist.Bursar | Washington | U.S. of America |
10/11/1997 | Nommé (P.E.97/10) | ANA/USA | |
01/11/2004 | Development Office | Washington | U.S. of America |
01/11/2005 | Dev.Office,Treasurer | U.S. of America | |
01/09/2008 | Supérior ad int. | Washington | U.S. of America |
17/11/2008 | Elu Cons. USA | U.S. of America | |
01/09/2015 | Residence | St Petersburg | U.S. of America |