The Catholic Order of the Brothers of St John the Baptist was founded by Father John Healy of the Thebarton parish in around 1892. The Order ran a reformatory called St John the Baptist Home for Boys. In 1941, the Salesians of Don Bosco took over management of the St John the Baptist Home for Boys. By command of the Archbishop, at that time the Order of the Brothers of St John the Baptist was suppressed, and ceased to operate.
The handing over of control in 1941 of the St John the Baptist Home for Boys to the Salesians of Don Bosco resulted from internal problems within the Order of the Brothers of St John the Baptist, and concerns about the management of the Home.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Fr Francis Smyth [biography]', in Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/view-biography?guid=10354; George, Karen, Finding your own way, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc., 2005, http://nunku.org.au/resources/.
Prepared by: Ann McCarthy
Created: 7 February 2011, Last modified: 5 February 2015
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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