Rev Fr John Clancy SMA

Born in the Diocese of Killaloe 4 May 1931

He became a member of our Society 29 June 1950

Ordained to the Priesthood 15 June 1954

1954 – 1958 Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria

1959 – 1963 Formation Staff, Novitiate, Cloughballymore, Ireland

1963 – 1975 Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria 1

975 Sabbatical, Marianella, Dublin, Ireland 1

976 – 1979 Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria

1980 – 1982 Diocese of Limerick, Ireland

1982 – 1984 Mullagh, Co Clare, Ireland

1984 – 2014 Promotion Team [Mission Boxes], Blackrock Road, Cork

2014 Retired, Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland

Fr Clancy was in failing health for some years and died peacefully on Saturday, 18 April 2020, in St Theresa’s Nursing Unit, African Missions, Blackrock Road, Cork. He was 89 years of age.

ETERNAL REST GRANT TO HIM, O LORD