Australian MSC Province unusual statistic.  Did you know?

  Kevin and John

Over the years, the Australian Province has had quite a number of brothers, family brothers that is.  But, in looking at the names, it seems that there are 22 sets of brothers in the Province history. There are also 7 confreres who had brothers who were professed and left. There are also 2 sets of brothers who both left.

It means that the Province had 31 sets of brothers who joined. We wonder whether this is comparable to any other MSC province, or other religious congregation, or diocese.

The list may bring back memories.

First of all we have to acknowledge two families of 3 who joined.

Henschkes,    George, William and Phil. (A brother bishop of Wagga, brother Vin retired to Douglas Park, and a sister OLSH who was a Provincial.)

Fallons,          Jim, John and Michael (and a cousin, Terry)

Andersen         Russ and Frank

Bosman           Henk and John

Braithwaite     Arthur and John

Dwyer              Vin and James

Ehlefeldt          John and Kevin

Forrest             Michael and John

Guy                   Peter and Paul

           No photo of Paul available - but they are identical twins

Hawe               Dan and Nick

Howley            Bob and Andy

Jordan             Harry and Con

Malone            Peter and Philip

McGhee          John and Kevin

McMahon       John and Jim

McManus        John and Leo

Mooney           John and Bede

O’Sullivan        Donal and Finbar

Perkins             Arthur and Maurice

Reis                  Stan and Michael

Smith               Don and Doug

White               Kevin and Brian

And remembering, Pattersons, O’Carrigans, Cuneos, Powers, Doggets, Taylors, Jennings, Collins, McGuigans, Cantwells (there were three others),  Reieses (there were also three more) and Maggs and Hanrahans. 

That’s another 13 to add to the 22 above.    35.

We have not listed confreres who had brothers in the Apostolic School or the novitiate – which would enhance the statistic.

Quite a number of members had priest brothers in dioceses and orders.

Brian Gallagher, Albert Chan, Ignatius Allman, Vince Carroll, Frank Ryan,Ed Travers, Adrian Meaney, Bernie Smith, Max Douglas, Bob Dando, Bill Rigney, the Henschkes, Ken Clancy, George Tweedy. (14)

And, adding that to the 35 – 49 sets of brothers.

(The Dwyers with 2 Brothers, De La Salle, Patrick O’Carrigan with a Christian Brother brother.)