Clergy

In the Catholic Church, there are three different “orders” or dimensions of ordination that make up the clergy: bishop, priest and deacon.

The bishop—who has the fullest of orders—has a three-fold ministry of prophet, priest and shepherd. Bishop Brian Mascord is the bishop of Wollongong.

A priest shares in the ministry of the bishop. They are ordained to preach the Word of God, preside over the liturgy and the celebration of the sacraments, and care for the pastoral needs of the Christian community. There are 40+ priests in the Diocese of Wollongong involved in a range of pastoral, liturgical and specific ministries (such as hospital, army, navy, police, university and non-English speaking chaplaincies).

A deacon is ordained to serve the Church through the ministry of Word, worship, pastoral care and charity. A deacon may baptise, preach, officiate at marriages and funerals but cannot preside at the Eucharist or give absolution. Before someone is ordained a priest, he is first ordained to the order of deacon. There are also what are called “permanent” deacons who have been ordained deacons but will not be ordained to the priesthood. There are currently six permanent deacons in the Diocese of Wollongong.

See below for the contact details of clergy currently working in our parishes and chaplaincies. For clergy working in our non-English speaking communities and religious communities, please see their community pages or contact the community directly.

Bishop and Vicar General

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Bishop Brian Mascord

Bishop of Wollongong +1
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Fr Bernard Gordon

Vicar General +1
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Clergy

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Fr Henry Adler SVD

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Fr Thevavasantharasa (Vasanthan) Anthonipillai OMI

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Fr James Arblaster

Assistant Priest
St Paul’s Catholic Parish
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Fr Gideon Awudi SVD

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Dn Lawrie Burns

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Fr Ken Cafe OFM

Episcopal Vicar for Canonical Services +1
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Fr David Catterall

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Fr Paul Clark

Priest in Residence
Holy Cross Catholic Parish
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Fr George Condookala

Supply Priest
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Fr Anthony Crook RAN

Priest in Residence
St Columbkille’s Catholic Parish
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Fr Sean Cullen

Episcopal Vicar for Clergy +1
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Fr Mark De Battista

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Fr Leo Duck

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Fr Marek Dutkiewicz OSPPE

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Fr Michael Dyer

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Fr Damien Ellis

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Fr Duane Fernandez

Vocations Director +2
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Fr Anthony Ha

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Fr Richard Healey

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Fr Michael Healy

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Fr Shane Kelleher OCD

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Fr Ronan Kilgannon

Assistant Priest (Kangaroo Valley)
St Michael’s Catholic Parish
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Dn Rodney Mackrill

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Fr Joseph Nguyen

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Fr Paul O’Donoghue

NSW Police Senior Chaplain
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Fr Leo Mifsud OMI

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Fr Joseph Pothenparampil

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Dn Peter Presdee

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Fr Chris Roberts

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Fr Christopher Sarkis

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Fr Bosco Son SVD

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Fr Feleki Tautunu

Assistant Priest
St Mary MacKillop Catholic Parish
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Fr Peter Tien

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Fr Francis Tran

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Fr Hung Tran

Assistant Priest
All Saints Catholic Parish
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Fr Kim Cang Tran

Priest in Residence
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Fr Patrick Vaughan

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Fr Victor Vincent

Assistant Priest (Vincentia)
St Michael’s Catholic Parish
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Fr Michael Williams

Parish Priest
St Paul’s Catholic Parish
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