Our Priests
Townsville’s priests serve with dedication, offering pastoral care, spiritual leadership, and sacraments.
Fr Mick is the parish priest of Mt Isa Parish, Cloncurry, St Patrick's Winton, St Brigid's Richmond and Vicar General.
Member of the College of Consultors and Diocesan Finance Council.
He is also a Police Chaplain.
Fr Nnaemeka is an Associate Pastor in the Mt Isa Parish, Cloncurry, St Patrick's Parish, Winton and St Brigid's Parish, Richmond.
Fr Gideon is the Parish Administrator of St Anthony's Parish, Deeragun.
Fr Will is Associate Pastor at Cathedral Parish, Townsville.
Fr Sylvester Emetucheis the Moderator of the Cathedral Parish Townsville and the Dean of the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Fr Joseph is the parish priest of the Ministerial Region of the Good Shepherd including the churches of Kirwan and Upper Ross.
Member of the College of Consultors.
Fr John is the Parish Priest of Ingham, Halifax and Abergowrie Parishes.
He is a member of the College of Consultors.
Fr Joshy is the Parish Priest of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Parish which includeds Holy Spirit, Holy Family and Holy Trinity Churches.
He is also a member of the College of Consultors.
Fr Manoj is the Administrator of the Burdekin Catholic Parish which included Sacred Heart Church, Ayr, St Joseph's Church, Giru, St Colman's, Home Hill and St Joseph's, Burdekin Valley.
He is also the Chairperson of the Council of Priests.
Fr Truong is the Associate Pastor in the Burdekin Catholic Parish which included Sacred Heart Church, Ayr, St Joseph's Church, Giru, St Colman's, Home Hill and St Joseph's, Burdekin Valley.
Fr Emmanuel is the Administrator of St Columba Parish, Charters Towers and Administrator of the Hughenden Parish.
Fr Manh Le is the Administrator of St Anne's Parish, Palm Island.
Fr Mobin has been appointed as the Hospital Chaplain at the Townsville University Hospital and Mater Townsville.
He is also a member of the College of Consultors.
Fr Emene is the Diocesan Youth Ministry Coordinator and Chaplain to Saints Catholic College.
Fr Emene is a member of the College of Consultors and Clergy Foundation Board. He was Ordained to the Priesthood on 30 October 2019.
Fr Daniel is the Chaplain to Ozcare Douglas.
Fr Jomi is the Assistant Priest at the Ingham Region Catholic Parish.
Working Outside the Diocese
Rev Ormond Rush
Retired
Rev Joseph Baxter
Fr Terry Lyons
Fr Rod Ward
Fr Alan Sheldrick
Fr Dave Lancini
266-270 Stanley Street
(PO Box 6149) Townsville, Qld 4810
The Catholic Diocese of Townsville acknowledges the occupation and care of the land, waterways and sea by Traditional Custodians and their continual cultural connection to Country as expressed through their history, music, language, songs, art and dancing. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as having the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.