Our Parish Priest is Fr Vince Casey
Fr Vince grew up in Eastwood and was ordained in 1982 for Sydney Archdiocese. He joined Broken Bay Diocese when it was formed in 1986.
Vince has lived and worked in the parishes of Davidson, Carlingford, Pennant Hills, Chatswood, Waitara, Berowra, The Lakes, and Warnervale. He has been Vicar General and Administrator of the Diocese and held many other diocesan positions.
Fr Vince also studied psychology for four years in Rome and was Director for Human Formation in the diocesan seminaries at Manly and Homebush.
Fr Vince Casey
Our second priest is Fr John Puliparambil
Fr. John, originally from the Archdiocese of Verapoly in Cochin, Kerala, India, was ordained to the priesthood in 1998 after completing his formation at St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore, India. He was born into a family of six children. His father, Xavier, passed away 21 years ago, and his sister Jessy passed away 19 years ago. His mother, Chinnamma, now lives with his brother’s family, and he is blessed with three surviving sisters and one brother. Over the years, he has served the Archdiocese of Verapoly, Cochin in various pastoral roles, contributing especially in parish ministry and family apostolate work.
Fr. John has served in the Diocese of Broken Bay for eight years. In Australia, he has ministered as Chaplain at Hornsby Public Hospital and in parish communities including Wahroonga, Manly, and Chatswood. His pastoral approach is shaped by many years of experience in parish leadership, family ministry, and chaplaincy. He hopes to accompany the faithful in their joys and challenges with compassionate presence, theological grounding, and a sincere commitment to their spiritual growth. His deepest desire is to serve, to listen, and to help nurture a community where the love of Christ is encountered and shared.
The Michaelite Fathers served in the Parish for 18 years, 2003 - 2021
Michaelite Fathers (Congregationis Sancti Michaelis Archangeli)
The Congregation of Saint Michael Archangel (Michaelite Fathers) was founded in Poland by Blessed Bronislaw Markiewicz. Headquartered in Warsaw, the Congregation now operates in a number of countries around the world including Argentina, Paraguay, Italy, Germany, Belarus, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Austria and Canada.
In Australia the Congregation has pastoral responsibility for parishes in the Archdiocese of Sydney and the Diocese of Broken Bay, and also operates a Novitiate and House of Formation in North Ryde for Michaelite seminarians from the region.