Born: 1604, Kilmacduagh, County Galway
Entered: 1621, Seville, Spain (Baetica Province (BAE)
Ordained: 1630, Córdoba, Spain

Left Society of Jesus: 21 May 1644 from Cadiz, Spain

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
Born in Galway, 1604, was received into the Society at the Novitiate of Seville, 1622. He studied Philosophy and Theology at Córdoba, where he was ordained priest, 1630.

On the completion of his studies he was appointed Minister at the Irish College, Seville, where he remained for two years, 1631-1633. He spent the following year at Madrid and returned to Ireland, 1634.

Appointed to the Mission in Connaught, he spent seven years there and then he returned to his Province of Andalusia. He was again assigned to the Irish College, Seville, and two years later as operarius to Cadiz, where he left the Society in 1644.

Born: 1604, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 1620, Madrid, Spain (TOLE)
Ordained: 1628, Murcia, Spain

Left Society of Jesus: 27 August 1643

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as Ent 1620 x 2

◆ Old/15 (1) Ent 1620 x 2, with one RIP after 1636

◆ Old/16 has : “P John White”; DOB 1603 Clonmel; Ent 1620 Toledo; RIP 1640 & 1646

◆ Old/17 has “White” Dimissi 27/08/1643 (HIB)

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “White or Devictus”; DOB 1603 Lismore Dioc; Ent “Devictus” 1620 Madrid - called “Ionn Vitus” TOLE;
1625 At Murcia
1633 Age 33 Soc 13 at Huerte College TOLE teaching Grammar and Operarius. Very good talent.

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773

He was born in Clonmel in 1604, and he entered the Society in the Province of Toledo, 1620.

After his Noviceship, which he made at Madrid, he was sent to the College of Murcia for his ecclesiastical studies, and was ordained Priest c 1628.

He remained in Spain until 1634, and was employed as Operarius successively at Huete and Ocaña, and was reported to be in poor health.

On his return to Ireland he exercised his ministry in or near Clonmel, where he taught school for some time. But, over the next eight or nine years, Father White repeatedly asked to leave the Society for reasons of health.

He finally left the Society August 27, 1643.

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DOB 1604 Clonmel; Ent 1620 Madrid; Ord c 1628 Murcia; LEFT 27/08/1643

1622-1628 After First Vows he was sent to Murcia for studies and he was ordained there c 1628
1628-1634 He was sent as Operarius to Huete and Ocaña and reported to be in poor health
1634 He was sent to Ireland and Clonmel and repeatly asked permission to leave the Society for reasons of health. He finally left the Society 27/08/1643

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
WHITE, JOHN, Father (Irish), a native of Clonmel, born 1603 ; entered the Society 1620 ; in or about the year 1634, he was in the Province of Toledo. (Inish Ecclesiastical Record.) He is mentioned in a letter of Father Robert Nugent, dated from Ireland, October 1, 1640. (Oliver, as above.) He died between 1640 and 1646. (Hogan's list.)