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State service for larrikin priest Father Bob Maguire

By AAP Newswire

May 5, 2023

Larrikin priest Father Bob Maguire will be honoured at a state funeral in Melbourne.

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The service at St Patrick's Cathedral starts at 11am on Friday and will feature tributes from Father Bob's family, broadcaster John Safran, The Bob Maguire Foundation and a representative from the state government.

Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli will lead the mass.

A livestream will be broadcast at The Edge at Federation Square and also available to watch online.

The catholic priest and charity campaigner first became known for his work with disadvantaged people in his South Melbourne parish from the 1970s before appearing in national media alongside Safran from 2004.

He balanced media commitments with his parish duties until he was forced to retire from the Catholic Church in 2012.

Father Bob was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989 for services to youth homelessness and Victorian of the Year in 2011.

He died at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne on April 19, aged 88.

Mourners have been asked to donate to his foundation in lieu of flowers.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press