Janette Patricia Gray RSM (1952–2016) was an Australian Sister of Mercy who was the first non-Jesuit academic Principal of Jesuit Theological College, Parkville, Melbourne.
[2] Born 1 February 1952 in Adelaide, South Australia, Gray studied at Macquarie University (Sydney) receiving a BA and Dip.Ed before becoming a sister of Mercy in 1997.
At the time of her death, Sr Janette Gray was completing a book on a French Dominican who had proved very influential in preparing for the Second Vatican Council: Theology for Global People: Marie-Dominique Chenu.
[3] In the book she explored how celibate women live their sexuality and how their personal challenges yield valuable ideas about human relationships and ecological awareness.
[10] Gerald O'Collins includes Gray in his book “Portraits: Popes, Family, and Friends” along with Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Cardinal Carlo Maria Martin.