Richard Docherty

Richard Docherty

Father Richard Docherty (1899–1979) was a Catholic priest who established the mission at Port Keats, now known as Wadeye in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Timeline

*1899 born in Urwin, Western Australia
*1927 ordained as priest, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.)
*1928 moved to Darwin
*1935 moved to Werntek Nganayi
*1939 moved to Wadeye
*1958 went to Sydney
*1959 went to Hammond Island in Torres Strait
*1968 moved to Darwin again
*1972 moved to Daly River
*1978 awarded Order of Australia
*1979 died in Perth; buried at Port Keats Wadeye, near the new church ground.

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