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Name	Roger Irving Pryke
Born	1921 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Died	June, 2009 (aged ~ 88) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	St Joseph's College (Hunters Hill, Sydney) (student, 1933-1937) Propaganda Fide College (Rome) (student) St Patrick's Seminary (Manly, Sydney) (student, ?-1944) University of Sydney (student) St Patrick's Seminary (Manly, Sydney) (student, 1938)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Catholic priest (1944-1972) New South Wales, Australia university chaplain (1951-1966) New South Wales, Australia probation officer (1974-1988) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Catholics for Peace (member)
Political Activism *	Vietnam war opponent

* Dates are approximate

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