Father David Ward, a priest in the RC Diocese of Dunkeld for almost 50 years, has died after a long illness. He was 72.
Born in Dundee, the son of Francis and Agnes Ward, his family moved to Broughty Ferry shortly afterwards. He was educated at Lawside Primary and Lawside Academy.
He began his studies for the priesthood at the then national junior seminary, Blairs College, in Aberdeenshire.
Fr Ward then spent six years at the Royal Scots College in Valladolid, Spain, where he was ordained in 1962. His parish ministry began when he was appointed assistant priest in St Serf’s High Valleyfield.
He served many parishes throughout the diocese, and for many years was based in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee. He was assistant priest there and later administrator, a role he combined with being Catholic Chaplain to Dundee University.
The final years of his ministry were in Perth, at Our Lady of Lourdes, and he retired from there through ill health in 2005.
A very keen historian, he was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Fr Ward is survived by his brother Gerald and his family.
