Background
Howard was born in Melbourne on 29 October 1924.
Howard was born in Melbourne on 29 October 1924.
His religious name during much of his Marist career was Brother Elias. Early life and teaching career
In 1942 he pronounced his first vows and received the religious habit. He was on staff at Street Joseph"s College, Hunters Hill from 1955-1956 and at the Marist juniorate in Mittagong.
He was headmaster at Joeys from 1962-1967 and was also headmaster at Street Gregory"s College, Campbelltown.
Religious formation and leadership
He had studied for a period with the order in France in 1961 and in Rome in 1968 participating at the General Chapter as a delegate. In 1968 he pursued studies in catechetics at Leuven, Belgium.
Subsequently, he went to Dublin, Ireland, for further studies in psychology. Major undertakings during his mandate included the creation of the International Finance Commission, the new Marist presence in Eastern Europe and the establishment of international scholasticates for Africa (Ministry of Information and Communication) and for Asia (MAPAC).
After his Generalate was over, he spent years in novitiates at Kutama (Africa) and Lomeri (Pacific).
Foreign a period he was the delegate visitor for the Sector of India. In 2000 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Australian Catholic University.
