Peter John L'Estrange, AO is an Australian

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priest and historian. He was the Master of

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at the

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from 2006 to 2008.

Early life and education

Pierre L'Estrange was educated at St Aloysius' College,

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. In 1966, he was both

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and

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, 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

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. He undertook graduate study at

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and in 1991 was awarded the degree of

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(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,

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. He was Master of Campion Hall, Oxford 2006 - 2008 and then worked at

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, before returning to Australia in 2013, taking up residence in Canberra. He is also an Honorary Fellow of Mannix College,

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References

Sources and further information

Peter L'Estrange new master of Campion Hall, Oxford, ''Australian Jesuits''University of Oxford Annual Review 2005/06This is Oxfordshire: CommuniGate: Campion Hall (Jesuits)
* ttp://www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au/aloysiad/aloysiad_04win.pdf St Aloysius' College Old Boys' Newsletter*https://web.archive.org/web/20100302151624/http://www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk/history/list-of-chaplains Clergy from Sydney Living people University of Queensland faculty Monash University faculty University of Melbourne faculty Alumni of Campion Hall, Oxford Australian historians Australian Jesuits Masters of Campion Hall, Oxford Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at St Aloysius' College (Sydney) Officers of the Order of Australia {{Australia-academic-bio-stub