Ted Kennedy (priest)

Ted Kennedy
Kennedy in 1963
Born
Edward Phillip Kennedy

(1931-01-27)27 January 1931
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Died27 May 2005(2005-05-27) (aged 83)
Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
EducationMarrickville Catholic School

St Columba's College, Springwood

St Patrick's College, Manly
Occupation(s)Priest
Employer(s)Catholic Church
Known forSocial activism, especially for Indigenous people

Liturgical reform within the Catholic Church (Vatican II)

Practise of the corporal works of mercy

Edward Phillip "Ted" Kennedy OAM[1] (27 January 1931 – 17 May 2005) was an Australian priest and activist. He was best known as the parish priest of St Vincent's Roman Catholic church in the Sydney inner-city suburb of Redfern. He commenced his ministry there in 1971. The Redfern Catholic presbytery under Kennedy was an open house for the many indigenous members of his parish and beyond.[2]

  1. ^ "AUSTRALIA DAY 2001 HONOURS - Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National : 1977 - 2012) - 26 Jan 2001". Trove. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The Aboriginal people's priest – Church Mouse". Church Mouse. St Vincent's Redfern. Retrieved 18 September 2021.