Obituary and funeral arrangements for Canon Kevin O’Connor RIP

Friday 27th October 2017

Kevin was born on 2^nd August 1930 and was baptised on 17^th August 1930 at St Wilfrid’s, Hulme. He was educated at English Martyrs, Whalley Range and St Bede’s College, Manchester.

Kevin was accepted as an Ecclesiastical student for the Diocese of Salford in September 1946 continuing at St Bede’s and, in September 1948, transferred to St Joseph’s College, Upholland. Fr Kevin O’Connor was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood at the Cathedral Church of St John, Salford on 12^th June 1954.

Fr O’Connor served the Diocese of Salford in the following appointments:

1954-1962:   St. Bede’s College      Professor of R.E and music

1962-1973:   St. Augustine’s, All Saints     Assistant Priest and Chaplain to Hollies Convent School

1973-1980:   St. Gregory’s, Farnworth     Priest in Charge (Parish Priest from 1974)

1980-1999:   St. Augustine’s, All Saints        Parish Priest

1999-2014:   St. Margaret Mary, New Moston      Parish Priest

In 1989 Canon O’Connor was elected to the Cathedral Chapter. Director of the Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage for 27 years, he was also appointed an Honorary Canon of Lourdes. Canon O’Connor retired in 2014, living in retirement at St Margaret Mary’s Presbytery.

Canon O’Connor died peacefully on Tuesday 24^th October at North Manchester General Hospital. Canon O’Connor was in his eighty eighth year, the sixty fourth year of his Sacred Priesthood.  May he rest in peace.

Canon O’Connor’s body will be received into St Margaret Mary, New Moston for  Mass at 7.00pm on Thursday 9^th November.

Bishop John will celebrate the Requiem Mass at St Margaret Mary on Friday 10^th November at 11.00am.