Fintan Kilbride (18 March 1927 – 21 December 2006) was a Catholic priest and teacher committed to the poor.
Fintan Kilbride | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1927 |
| Died | 21 December 2006 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse | Kenise Murphy Kilbride |
| Children | Siobhan Kilbride Ciara Kilbride Amaral |
Biography
editEarly life and missionary work
editFintan was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. He grew up in Clonmel, County Tipperary. He was the son of Bernard Joseph Kilbride and Anne Ledwith Kilbride and the brother of Brian, Nuala, Dympna, Aidan, Louise, Kevin, and Malachy.[1] He is also the uncle of Malachy Kilbride the peace activist. He joined the Holy Ghost Fathers and served as a missionary in Nigeria, where he taught in high schools, helped build a hospital and three schools, and founded a teacher's college in Nigeria. He was expelled from Biafra in 1970.[citation needed]
Marriage and children
editHe married Kenise Murphy Kilbride in 1973. The couple had two children, Siobhan Kilbride and Ciara Kilbride Amaral (married to Nelson Amaral). He became a grandfather in 2004 when the first of his three grandchildren: Declan Amaral was born. Rhianne Amaral was born in 2006, and Ronan Amaral was born in 2010.[citation needed]
Career
editAfter Nigeria, Kilbride settled in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He taught English at Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School from 1975 to 1992. He was active in social justice causes, co-founding the Ecumenical Good Friday Walk in 1979,[2] and created Students Crossing Borders in 1991, a program that introduced youth to the realities of living and working in less developed countries, and to the responsibilities that privilege brings.[3] He served on the board of directors of Free The Children.[citation needed]
Death and afterward
editPeacefully with his wife Kenise Murphy Kilbride, Fintan died 21 December 2006.
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ . Toronto https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20061223.93077532/BDAStory/BDA/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) [dead link] - ^ Burch, Brian (9 May 2004). "Living passion: ecumenical Good Friday and a walk for social justice". Catholic New Times. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
- ^ Spohn, Theresa (1 December 2002). "No longer oblivious to human suffering". Catholic New Times. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
- ^ Schmidt, Ted (6 January 2007). "Fintan, the Unforgettable". Tomorrow’s Trust: A Review of Catholic Education. Retrieved 23 November 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Lewis Perinbam Award Past Recipients Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine