honorific_prefix website religion birth_place name honorific_suffix birth_date known_for article_title birth_name occupation
father -lsb- http://www.fatherbobsfoundation.com.au/ fr bob maguire foundation -rsb- roman catholicism thornbury , victoria bob maguire aus , am rfd 14 september 1934 '' john safran vs god '' bob maguire
 robert john thomas maguire priest radio presenter community worker beekeeper
bob maguire

the reverend father robert john thomas `` bob '' maguire -lrb- born 14 september 1934 in thornbury , victoria -rrb- is an australian roman catholic priest , community worker and media personality from south melbourne .
commonly known as father bob , maguire was appointed a member of the order of australia in 1989 `` for service to homeless youth through the open family foundation '' .
in his younger days he used to be a beekeeper , which he describes as `` one of the finest periods of my life '' .
a 102minute documentary `` in bob we trust '' , about his life and retirement was released in october 2013 .
