Fr Donal Francis Madigan OMI
It is with great sadness that the Australian Province of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate received the news of the passing of Fr Donal Madigan OMI, on the 14th August 2020.
Donal Madigan was born on the 20th May 1937, in inchicore, Dublin and was educated at CBS James Street (Christian Brothers). He joined the Oblates in 1956 at Cahermoyle, studying first at Belmont from 1957 to 1959, and then at Piltown from 1960 where he was then ordained on the 24th February 1963. He was one of seven young men from his street who became Oblates, including Patrick Dwyer.
Donal wanted to be sent to minister in Africa, however in May 1963, he received an Obedience to Australia. He spent his first 4 years in Victoria, at Sorrento, Camberwell, Springvale North then Moe. In 1967 he moved to Fremantle where he was the assistant priest for 5 years. In 1972 he returned to Moe as Parish Priest, until January 1975. He spent the next 6 years as Parish Priest at St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Sorrento before he was sent to Massey, New Zealand from 1981 to 1988, assisting and then as parish priest.
In 1989 Donal became parish priest at Eagle Vale, where he stayed until January 1995. Donal then spent the next 6 years as parish priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Lesmurdie WA. He then spent 5 years at Sefton, both as parish priest and assisting. He continued assisting at Lesmurdie and Burpengary before returning to Eagle Vale where he spent 6 and a half years before retiring on August 7, 2018 in Camberwell.
Fr Donal was a gentle, genuine, caring priest, always interested in people and their wellbeing, and with a big heart. He was very much a people’s person, gregarious and loved company. He was a devout priest who loved good liturgy and his fellow Oblates.
The Oblates would like to extend their deepest sympathies and assurance of prayers to all of Donal’s family and friends.
Fr Donal Madigan will be greatly missed. May he rest in peace.
If you would like to live stream Fr Donal Madigan's funeral please click on the link below. Private Funeral to be held on Thursday 27th August, at 5:00pm (AEST) which will lived streamed https://tobinbrothers.com.au/tribute/details/17241/Fr-Donal-Madigan-OMI-Mass/obituary.html#tribute-start