Carton, Christopher, 1838-1896, Jesuit priest

• Charistopher Cartan

Born: 13 July 1838, Finglas, Dublin
Entered: 30 July 1856, St Andrea, Rome, Italy - Romanae Province (ROM)
Ordained: 1866, Drogheda, County Louth
Final Vows: 02 February 1876
Died: 15 April 1896, St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Educated at Clongowes Wood College SJ

1856-1858: St Andrea, Rome, Italy (ROM)
1858-1859: Clongowes Wood, College SJ, Naas, County Kildare, Regency
1859-1860: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly, Regency
1860-1863: Clongowes Wood College SJ, Regency
1863-1864: Collège Notre-Dame, Rue des Augustins, Tournai, Belgium (BELG) , Philosophy
1864-1866: St Beuno’s, St Asaph, Wales, Theology
1866-1868: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly, Teaching
1868-1869: Oude Abdij, Drongen, Belgium (BELG), Tertianship
1869-1870: St Francis Xavier, Gardiner Street, Dublin, Curate
1870-1876: Coláiste Iognáid SJ, Sea Road, Galway, Teaching
1876-1877: Lourdes, France (TOLO); working
1877-1878: Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin, Awaiting Assignment
1878-1881: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly, Teaching, Minister, Prefect of Church
1881-1884: Sacred Heart College SJ, Crescent, Limerick, Teaching
1884-1887: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly, working and Missionary

◆ HIB Menologies SJ :
A brother of Judge Carton

He had been a student of the Irish College in Rome for the Dublin Diocese before Ent.

After First Vows he studied Theology at St Beuno’s and was Ordained in Drogheda by Dr Nulty of Meath in 1866
He was a teacher and prefect at the different Colleges and Minister at Clongowes for one year.
1884 He was sent as a Missioner in the Public Church at Tullabeg which he renovated. He died there very suddenly 15 April 1896.

◆ The Clongownian, 1896

Obituary

Father Christopher Carton SJ

“The Freeman's Journal” of April 16th contains a notice of the death of Fr Carton SJ, who was here as a boy, and afterwards as Master for some years. An hour before his death he had been in the church hearing confessions, when, on returning to his room he was taken suddenly ill and died, having first been able to receive the last sacraments:

“The Rev Christopher Carton SJ, died, on Wednesday, rather suddenly, at St Stanislaus' College, four miles from Tullamore. It is stated that Father Carton retired at 9.30 pm, apparently in his usual good health, and at 10.45 the Rector, Father Murphy, was considerably surprised at Father Carton entering bis room with a lighted candle in his hand, and saying, “Come, administer the last sacraments to me, I am going to die”. Father Murphy: seeing a change in his friend's appearance, complied, and in half an hour afterwards Father Carton peacefully passed away. The intelligence of his death under such unexpected circumstances, created something like consternation amongst the community at the college, and was heard in Tullamore and the country around with the deepest sorrow. The deceased priest had been at the college for the past twelve years, and was revered by all who knew him, not only in Rahan and Tullamore, but in Limerick, Dublin, and wherever he was known. A good and kindly Jesuit, he was esteemed by the people of the parish of Rahan, in which St Stanislaus' College is situated. Father Carton was brought into constant and affectionate intercourse with the rural population of the district, and to them he was a steadfast friend and wise counsellor. He was a native of Finglas, near Dublin, and belonged to one of the most respected families in the Metropolitan area, being a brother to Mr R P Carton QC. He was in his 58th year at the time of his death.

◆ The Crescent : Limerick Jesuit Centenary Record 1859-1959

Bonum Certamen ... A Biographical Index of Former Members of the Limerick Jesuit Community

Father Christopher Carton (1838-1896

Born at Finglass and educated at Clongowes, was master here from 1881 to 1884. For the last twelve years of his life, he was on the staff of the public church at Tullabeg.

Oude Abdij, Drongen, Belgium