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Priests & Deacons who have served in Nambour Parish


​Rev Fr Albert J. Wright 1919-1927
Assistants:
  • Fr John T. Concannon 
    ​(When Nambour and Caboolture one Parish)
  • Fr Denis S. O'Rourke.
  • Fr Nicholas F. Moynihan.​

Rev Fr John O'Brien 1927-1936
​
Assistants:
  • Fr Michael J. O'Rourke
  • Fr Martin James Doyle
  • Fr Francis Scanlan
  • Fr Sylvester M. Ryan
  • Fr Neal Maloney
  • Fr Michael J. Carew
  • Fr Thomas John Guy

Rev Dr Edward John Doody 1936-1948
(Appointed Bishop of Armidale 1948)
Assistants:
  • Fr Neal Maloney.
  • Fr Francis Scanlan.
  • Fr Michael J. Carew.
  • Fr Thomas John Guy.

Rev Fr Sylvester M. Ryan 1948-1964
Assistants:
  • Fr Michael J. Carew.
  • Fr Thomas John Guy.
  • Fr Eugene William Sheeran.
    Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 11 December 1911. He had five brothers and one sister. His father was a mounted policeman in the Royal Irish Constabulary. Eugene was ordained into the priesthood in Thurles, Ireland, in 1941 and it was intended from the start that he should work in Australia. However the war intervened and made the journey impossible. He therefore served as a chaplain to the US forces for a time. He died in a motorcycle accident in Australia on 24 September 1955, aged 43.
  • Fr Francis Vincent Hefferan.
    Born 30 October 1924. Ordained 25th July 1950. Died 23 December 1996.
  • Fr Harry Laing.
Rev Fr Fancis Vincent Hefferan 1964-1995
Assistants:
  • Fr Harry Laing.
  • Fr Brian Bird.
  • Fr Basil Meaney.
  • Fr Thomas J. Breen.
  • Fr William Martin Morris.
    (Appointed Bishop of Toowoomba 1992)
  • Fr Brian Cooper.

Rev Fr Dudley McMahon 1995-2000
Assistants:
  • Fr Eddie Loh

Rev Fr Graham Denis Gatehouse 2000-2020
Assistants:
  • Fr Eddie Loh (Hospital Chaplain)
  • Fr Jacek Cichy (Hospital Chaplain)
  • Fr Patrick Chukwu (Hospital Chaplain)
  • Rev Deacon Tim Shanahan (Volunary).

Rev Fr Odinaka Nwadike 2021-
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St Joseph's Catholic Parish
Embracing Nambour, Kenilworth,
Palmwoods, ​Yandina and Bli Bli
  • Parish Priest: Fr Odinaka Nwadike

  • Deacon: Rev Adrian Eldridge

  • Hospital Chaplain: 
    ​To contact a priest for patients in hospital please use the Answering Service on: 3836 3221 and give a short message.
  • Parish Office:  177 Currie Street, Nambour  QLD  4560
  • Postal Address:  PO Box 569, Nambour  QLD  4560
  • ​​Phone:  07 5441 1034
  • ​​Emergencies:  07 3836 3221
    (24 Hour Answering Service for all emergencies)  

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • History
    • Policy Documents
    • Safeguarding
    • Parish Census
    • Planned Giving, Donations & Payments
    • Columbarium
    • Schools & Colleges
    • Clergy of Nambour Parish
    • Fr Hefferan Bursary & Awards
  • MASS & PRAYER
    • Mass Times
    • Mass Readings for Today
  • SACRAMENTS & RITES
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
    • First Eucharist
    • First Reconciliation
    • Marriage
    • RCIA
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Holy Orders / Ordination
    • Growing in Faith Program
    • Flame of Faith website
    • Funerals
  • GROUPS & MINISTRIES
    • Groups & MInistries of our Parish
    • Pastoral Council
    • Family Connections
    • Welfare Agencies
  • NEWS & EVENTS
    • Newsletters
    • Our Parish Calendar
    • Liturgical Calendar
  • CONTACTS & LINKS
    • Contact Details
    • Safeguarding
    • Forms & Downloads
    • Payments & Donations
    • St Joseph's Community Centre
    • Useful Links & Resources
    • Stay Connected