Person DS/UK/1740 Shufflebotham; Thomas (1934-2022); Jesuit Priest Shufflebotham Thomas 1934-2022 Jesuit Priest Male Born 14 July 1934, Newton-le-Willows. Entered the British Province of the Society of Jesus 7 September 1952. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest 15 July 1967. Final vows in the Society of Jesus 2 February 1973. Died 4 May 2022, Preston.

Fr Shufflebotham was born on 14 July 1934 in Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside, and was educated at St Francis Xavier College in Liverpool and then at Mount St Mary’s. He joined the novitiate at Harlaxton in 1952 at the age of 18, and after taking First Vows and making a two-year juniorate in Roehampton, studied for a licentiate in philosophy in Heythrop, Oxfordshire. Between 1958 and 1961 he read for a Master’s degree in modern history at Campion Hall in Oxford, followed by a three-year regency at St George’s College in Salisbury, Rhodesia, teaching history and Latin. A licentiate in theology at Heythrop followed, during which he was ordained in 1967. After a fourth year of theology post-ordination he made his tertianship at St Beuno’s under Paul Kennedy. Between 1969 and 1980 Tom taught history, first at St Ignatius College, Enfield and then, from 1973, at Stonyhurst. In 1980 he moved to Loyola Hall as a member of the retreat house team and Superior of the community. In 1985 he was appointed as Rector of the Jesuit community in Wimbledon, combining this with the job of vocations’ promoter the following year. After a brief sabbatical, he joined the team at St Beuno’s in 1993, staying there for the next two decades and becoming Superior in 2003. His final move was to St Wilfrid’s Preston in 2014, where he continued to direct the Spiritual Exercises until his final illness. He died 4 May 2022, in the community house at St Wilfrid’s in Preston. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, and his death was peaceful. He was 87 years old, in the 70th year of religious life. Member of the British Province of the Society of Jesus Catalogue of the Provinces Britain & Ireland and the Region of the European Low Countries 2021; Email from Fr Paul Nicholson SJ, Socius, 4 May 2022 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes CURIA\mallen 05/05/2022 CURIA\mallen 05/05/2022 a8a82aa9-37a0-4a8b-b363-29cbb62beb56