Biography
Early life and teaching career
Howard was born in Melbourne on 29 October 1924. His family relocated to Sydney during his youth and he attended the Marist Brothers school in Randwick, Sydney. In 1942 he pronounced his first vows and received the religious habit. He was on staff at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill from 1955–56 and at the Marist juniorate inReligious formation and leadership
He had studied for a period with the order in France in 1961 and in Rome in 1968 participating at the General Chapter as a delegate. In 1968 he pursued studies in catechetics at Leuven, Belgium. Subsequently, he went to Dublin, Ireland, for further studies in psychology. In 1972 Howard was appointed Provincial of the Sydney Province and served in that role and as Provincial Superior of the Marists in Eastern Australia until 1976, when he was elected to the General Council of the Marist Brothers in Rome. In 1985, he was the first Australian to be elected Superior General of the Marist Brothers, and served as Superior General until 1993. Major undertakings during his mandate included the creation of the International Finance Commission, the new Marist presence in Eastern Europe and the establishment of international scholasticates for Africa (MIC) and for Asia (MAPAC). After his Generalate was over, he spent years in novitiates at Kutama (Africa) and Lomeri (Pacific). For a period he was the delegate visitor for the Sector of India. In 1997, he was declared a Member of theSee also
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Charles Marist Brothers 1924 births 2012 deaths Religious leaders from Melbourne People from New South Wales Members of the Order of Australia Australian expatriates in France Australian expatriates in Belgium Australian expatriates in Italy Australian expatriates in Ireland