Society of African Missions Irish Province
Born in the Diocese of Killala
7 September 1932
He became a member of our Society on
2 July 1953
Ordained to the Priesthood
18 December 1956
1957 – 1965 Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria
1965 – 1968 Archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia
1968 – 1978 Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria
1978 – 1979 Sabbatical Programme
1979 – 1991 Neilstown Parish, Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland
1991 – 1992 Sabbatical Programme
1993 – 2000 Archdiocese of Benin City, Nigeria
2000 – 2005 SMA Parish Asaba, Diocese of Issele-Uku, Nigeria
2005 – 2013 SMA Parish Akure, Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria
2013 – 2025 Retired to African Missions, Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland
Fr Matt was in failing health for some years. He died peacefully in St Theresa’s Nursing Unit, SMA
House, Blackrock Road, Cork, on 28 March 2025, aged 92 years.
ETERNAL REST GRANT TO HIM, O LORD