Ted Kennedy (priest)
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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]
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Born | Edward Phillip Kennedy (1931-01-27)27 January 1931 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 27 May 2005(2005-05-27) (aged 83) Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
Education | Marrickville Catholic School St Columba's College, Springwood |
Occupation(s) | Priest |
Employer(s) | Catholic Church |
Known for | Social activism, especially for Indigenous people Liturgical reform within the Catholic Church (Vatican II) |
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