Robert Joseph OgleOCSOM (December 24, 1928 – April 1, 1998), known as Bob Ogle and Father Bob, was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, broadcaster, and member of the House of Commons.
Early life and career
Ogle was born on 24 December 1928 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, to Quebec-born parents Henry Ogle and Annie Brennan.[1] Devout Irish Catholics, his parents had him baptized the next day, on Christmas Day.[2] He grew up in poverty on farms in Saskatchewan and was an altar boy, an air cadet, and a boy scout in his youth.[3]
In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his tireless efforts to foster Canada's understanding of her role in global progress".[10] In 1995, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.[11]
He died on 1 April 1998 in Saskatoon.[11] The St. Pius X Seminary at the University of Saskatchewan was renamed Ogle Hall after his death.
Blaikie, Bill (2016). "Prophetic Obedience: Reflections on the Life and Work of Bob Ogle, by the Junior Half of the NDP's 1979 God Squad". In Hrynkow, Christopher (ed.). A Prairie Priest and Politician: The Legacy and Continuing Influence of Father Bob Ogle. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: St. Thomas More College. pp. 22–36.
Gruending, Dennis (2004). "Ogle, Robert Joseph 'Bob' (1928–1998)". In Quiring, Brett (ed.). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. Saskatchewan Lives Past and Present. Vol. 14. Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center. pp. 183–184. ISBN978-0-88977-165-9. ISSN1482-9886.
Lewis, Norah L., ed. (2010) [2002]. Freedom to Play: We Made Our Own Fun (rev. ed.). Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN978-1-55458-731-5.
Ogle, Robert J. (1956). The Faculties of Canadian Military Chaplains: A Commentary on the Faculty Sheet of December, 1955 and the Directives for Holy Week Promulgated March 14, 1956 (doctoral diss.). Ottawa: University of Ottawa.
