Fintan Kilbride
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| Fintan Kilbride | |
| Born | March 18, 1927 Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
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| Died | December 21, 2006 (aged 79) Toronto, Canada |
| Spouse | Kenise Murphy Kilbride |
| Children | Siobhan Kilbride Ciara Kilbride Amaral |
Fintan Kilbride (March 18, 1927-December 21, 2006) was a Catholic priest and teacher committed to the poor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and missionary work
Fintan was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. He grew up in Clonmel, County Tipperary. He joined the Holy Ghost Fathers and served as a missionary in Nigeria, where he taught in high schools, helped build a hospital and three schools, and founded a teacher’s college in Nigeria. He was expelled from Biafra in 1970.
[edit] Marriage and children
He married Kenise Murphy Kilbride in 1973. The couple had two children, Siobhan Kilbride and Ciara Kilbride Amaral.
[edit] Career
After Nigeria, Kilbride settled in Toronto, Canada. He taught English at Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School from 1975 to 1992. He was active in social justice causes, co-founding the Ecumenical Good Friday Walk in 1979[1], and created Students Crossing Borders in 1991, a program that introduced youth to the realities of living and working in less developed countries, and to the responsibilities that privilege brings.[2] He served on the board of directors of Free The Children.
[edit] Death and afterward
Peacefully with his wife Kenise Murphy Kilbride, Fintan died December 21, 2006.
[edit] Awards
- 2005: Marion Tyrrell Award of Merit, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association[3]
- 2005: Lewis Perinbam Award, World University Service of Canada [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Burch, Brian. "Living passion: ecumenical Good Friday and a walk for social justice", Catholic New Times, 2004-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- ^ Spohn, Theresa. "No longer oblivious to human suffering", Catholic New Times, 2002-12-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- ^ Schmidt, Ted. "Fintan, the Unforgettable", Tomorrow’s Trust: A Review of Catholic Education, 2007-01-06. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- ^ Lewis Perinbam Award Past Recipients
