Rose, Rev. Wilfred John

Rev. Wilfred John Rose was born on June 7, 1943 in Edmonton Alberta to Wilfred Stanley Rose and Olive Connolly Rose. He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton between 1964 and 1968 and was ordained to the priesthood on May 18, 1968 at St. Joseph's Cathedral by Archbishop Anthony Jordan.

In addition to serving as parish priest at several Edmonton parishes including St. Patrick's Parish, St. Joseph's Cathedral, St. Matthew; he also served in Red Deer, Trochu, and Beaumont.

In addition during his time as a priest, Rev. John served on Marriage Encounter Teams, as Vice-Chairman for the Senate of Priests, as the Archdiocesan Director for Vocations and Spiritual Director for the Legion of Mary.

Rev. Rose held a Master of Theology from Newman Theological College and only nine days prior to his death he obtained his Doctorate in Theology from L'université Catholique de Paris.

He died on February 22, 1994 and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in his family's plot.