Peter L'Estrange

Peter L'Estrange
Nationality Australian
Education St Aloysius' College
Occupation Priest, historian, university administrator
Religion Roman Catholic

Peter John L'Estrange, AO, is an Australian Jesuit priest and historian. He was the Master of Campion Hall at the University of Oxford in England until 2008.

Biography

Early life

Pierre L'Estrange was educated at St Aloysius' College, Sydney. In 1966, he was both school captain and dux, the title conferred on the boy achieving the highest marks in public examinations. From 1981 to 1983, he was the Roman Catholic chaplain to the University of Queensland.[1]

He undertook graduate study at Campion Hall, Oxford and in 1991 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) for his thesis, The nineteenth-century British Jesuits, with special reference to their relations with the vicars apostolic and the bishops.

Career

From 1991 until 2006, he was Rector of Newman College, University of Melbourne. He became Master of Campion Hall, Oxford at Easter 2006. He then worked at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., before returning to Australia in 2013, taking up residence in Canberra.

He is also an Honorary Fellow of Mannix College, Monash University.

References

  1. ↑ "UQ recipients in Australia Day Honours List". 27 January 2010.

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