Rev Anthony Collier SSC
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His gravesite memorial in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea is located at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His gravesite memorial in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea is located at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Rev Anthony Collier SSC
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His gravesite memorial in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea is located at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His gravesite memorial in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea is located at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Cathedral.
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