Birth: unknown Death: Nov. 28, 1995 Burial: Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium North Ryde Ryde City New South Wales, Australia
Re, Rev father W. K. BushPosted 01 Apr 2012 by kaswokThe Rev. Father William Keith Bush, first parish priest of St MICHAEL & the ANGELS' Church, Meadowbank from 1948,
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Re, Rev father W. K. BushPosted 01 Apr 2012 by kaswokThe Rev. Father William Keith Bush, first parish priest of St MICHAEL & the ANGELS' Church, Meadowbank from 1948,
The first pastor was Father Gell, who was parish priest of St Charles parish in Ryde. He built the first church in Meadowbank, which was opened in July 1921. St Michael's was originally a station church for Ryde parish, and Father Gell would come once per week to celebrate Mass. In 1928, parish boundaries were changed and St Michael's transferred into the parish of Rydalmere, which was under the care of Father Dempsey, who administered the area for the next twenty years.
1948 saw the arrival of Father William Keith Bush. Meadowbank was officially a parochial district at that time, but was later designated as a parish with Father Bush continuing as parish priest for the next forty years.
In 1963, Father John Alt arrived as assistant priest. He later returned in 1980, to take over the administration of the parish, and on the 16th September 1988, was installed as the parish priest. Father Bush, after a period of declining health, died on 28th November, 1995.
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