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Live Stream 10.30am Sunday Mass from St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart
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St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart Mass and Sacrament of Reconciliation Time Changes:
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass
4pm -4.30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
as of Saturday 15th April 2023
Most Rev Julian C Porteous - Archbishop
Julian Charles Porteous was born on June 5, 1949, Sydney and baptised in Rose Bay Parish. He is the eldest of five children, having two brothers and two sisters.
Archbishop Porteous has family links to Tasmania. His forebears arrived in Tasmanian from England in 1853. His great grandfather and great grandmother were both born in Hobart, within one kilometre of St Mary’s Cathedral. His grandfather was named Manful Charles Hobart Granger.
Archbishop Porteous completed his primary education in Melbourne, Singapore and Parramatta before he undertook secondary schooling with the De La Salle Brothers at Oakhill College, Castle Hill.
Archbishop Porteous entered St Columba’s Seminary, Springwood, in 1968, then continued studies for the priesthood at St Patrick’s College, Manly, from 1971. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Sydney on September 7, 1974.
Fr Leonard Caldera - Administrator
Fr Leonard Caldera is a Sri Lankan born priest and is currently the Administrator of St. Mary’s Cathedral Hobart. In his spare time, Fr Leonard has an interest in horticultural.
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Fr Fidelis Udousoro
Fr Fidelis Cosmas Udousoro is a Nigerian. In 2010, he began his priestly formation in Nigeria with the Oblates of St Joseph and the Saints Peter and Paul Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan. Arriving in Australia in 2014, he spent a period discerning with the Missionaries of God’s Love (a Religious Institute of Diocesan Right) in Canberra before being accepted as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Hobart and sent to complete his formation and studies at Corpus Christi Seminary, Melbourne.
He was ordained a deacon on the 17th of June, 2017 at St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Burnie-Wynyard Parish in Tasmania. On the 14 th of September 2018, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Fidelis was ordained a Priest of Jesus Christ by the Archbishop of Hobart, the Most Rev Julian Porteous DD. Asked about his journey to priesthood Fr Fidelis says: “The one thing I asked of the Lord, he has granted me; from my childhood days I had always desired to dwell and serve in God’s house all
the days of my life since in heaven and on earth there is no other treasure except the One true God”.
To God be the glory.
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Deacon Nick MacFarlane - Deacon for St Mary's Cathedral Parish
Nick MacFarlane was ordained in St Mary’s Cathedral on 4th of June 2006, the first married man to be made a permanent deacon in this Archdiocese. He and his wife, Dr Giovanna MacFarlane, have five adult children and 16 grandchildren. They are long time members of the Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community, a Catholic private association of the laity. Prior to entering the ministry, Deacon Nick worked as an electrical engineer in the West Coast Mines at Rosebery, with Telstra, and with a private consulting firm. Deacon Nick has a great interest in evangelisation and in the energisation of men in the church. Besides work in parishes, he has worked in prison ministry, men’s ministry and in pastoral care in a nursing home. In his spare time he enjoys playing his banjo and singing folk songs.
Sr Monica Shelverton - Pastoral Associate
Sister Monica Shelverton was born in 1940 the third of ten children of Arthur and Jean.
She was educated by the Presentation Sisters at St. Columba's School, Hobart.
Her formation for Religious Life began in Launceston on the 8th February 1956. This formation continued in Melbourne until 1960 when Sister Monica made her First Profession in St. Mary's Cathedral, Hobart on the 15th of March. Eight years later Sister Monica made her Final Profession on the 18th March 1965. Sister Monica is a trained certified Infant and Primary School teacher.
Renewal causes after Vatican 11 included twelve months at Assumption College, Melbourne and three months at Teschemakers New Zealand. From 1982 - 1988, Sister Monica joined the Presentation Mission in Papua New Guinea supporting the on-going education of young women.
On return from PNG, Sister Monica accepted the role as Pastoral Associate to the parish of King Island then in 2002 was commissioned as Pastoral Associate to some of the parishes of the Eastern Shore of Hobart. Since June 2016 Sister Monica has been the Pastoral Associate to St Mary's Cathedral Parish, Hobart.' Praise God from whom all blessing flow.'
Jane McKeown - Parish Secretary
Jane McKeown was born in Sydney and moved to Hobart with her family in 1970. She attend Immaculate Heart of Mary School until Grade 3 and then moved to St Mary's College to complete her education and graduated Grade 12 in 1984. Jane has worked in the Community Service sector and has an extensive knowledge of the Disability industry. Jane is involved with the Alpha program within the parish. Jane is a member of the Parish Council. Jane has a love of the outdoors especially enjoying the many bushwalking tracks on Mount Wellington.
Rossalyn Giudici - Sacristan
Rossalyn Giudici has been a Cathedral parishioner for fifty years and has recently taken on the role of weekday sacristan. Rossalyn and her late husband Sergio brought up seven children and she is now enjoying grandchildren and great-grandchildren. When not involved with the family or pottering in the garden, she volunteers in the Archdiocesan Archives transcribing Sacramental records on to a computer for permanent record and genealogical research. She says she has learnt a lot from her work in the Archives, as well as from her sacristan duties.
Director of Music - Position Vaca
Choral Director - Position Vacant