Richard Docherty
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Father Richard Docherty (1899–1979) was a Catholic priest who established the mission at Port Keats, now known as Wadeye in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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- 1899 born in Urwin, Western Australia
- 1927 ordained as priest, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.)
- 1928 moved to Darwin
- 1935 moved to Werntek Nganayi
- 1939 moved to Wadeye
- 1958 went to Sydney
- 1959 went to Hammond Island in Torres Strait
- 1968 moved to Darwin again
- 1972 moved to Daly River
- 1978 awarded Order of Australia
- 1979 died in Perth; buried at Port Keats Wadeye, near the new church ground.