McConvery, Frederick, 1925-1968, Capuchin priest

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McConvery, Frederick, 1925-1968, Capuchin priest

11 January 1925-28 November 1968

Baptismal name: Francis McConvery
Religious name: Fr. Frederick McConvery OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 11 Jan. 1925
Place of birth: Belfast (Diocese of Down and Connor)
Name of father: Thomas McConvery
Name of mother: Ellen McConvery (née Leonard)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 23 Oct. 1945
Date of first profession: 24 Oct. 1946
Date of final profession: 24 Oct. 1949
Date of ordination: 24 May 1953
Missionary activities: Travelled to Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia), on 26 Aug. 1953
Date of death: 28 Nov. 1968
Place of death: Hermanus, South Africa (*suffered a heart attack whilst swimming off the coast at Hermanus)
Place of burial: Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa