Parish Priests of St Joseph Belmore

Fr Dennis Conaghan PP (Jan 1919 – Apr 1939)

Fr D. Conaghan, 1919 – 1939

Fr Cletus Heffernan (18 Dec 1925 – 11 Feb 1927)

Fr John Collins (23 Dec 1927 – Jan 1931)

Fr John Francis O’Toole (Feb 1932 – 13 Aug 1935)

Fr James Mullin, Administrator (Apr 1939)

Fr John McCarthy PP (May 1939 – 18 Dec 1956)

Fr John McCarthy, 1939 – 1956

Fr A W Bryson MSC (Jul 1942 – Sep 1942)

Fr J G Madigan MSC (Oct 1942 – Nov 1942)

Fr John Gaffney (Dec 1946 – Dec 1949)

Fr Edward Clancey (Dec 1949 – Aug 1951)

Fr Martin Crehan, Administrator (Feb 1951 – Jan 1952)

Fr Christopher B O’Donoghue (Nov 1951 – Jun 1954)

Fr Patrick Archbold (Jun 1954 – Dec 1957)

Fr Maurice McCarthy, P.P. (Jan 1957 – 2 Dec 1965)

Fr M. McCarthy, 1956 – 1965

Fr John Williams (Dec 1957- Dec 1960)

Fr Frank Bendeich (Dec 1960 – Aug 1964)

Fr Michael Hogan (Aug 1964 – Apr 1967) & (May 1970 – Oct 1970)

Fr James Boberg, Administrator (Dec 1965 – Jan 1966)

Fr Henry (Mick) Slattery, P.P. (Feb 1966 – Dec 1974)

Fr W. Slattery, 1966 – 1973

Fr Witold Brymora (May 1967 – Aug 1969)

Fr John Murray (Jun 1971 – Sep 1971)

Fr Daniel Lyons (Jan 1972 – Mar 1972)

Fr Valentine Rogers (Nov 1974 – Aug 1977)

Fr John Rivett, Administrator (Dec 1974 – Jan 1975)

Fr John Lyne, P.P. (Feb 1975 – 31 Dec 1989)

Fr J. Lyne, 1973 – 1990

Fr Ronald McFarlane (Aug 1977 – Jun 1980)

Fr Brian Egan (Nov 1980 – Jun 1982)

Fr Christopher Comerford (Jul 1982)

Fr Terry Baz (Oct 1982 – Dec 1984)

Fr George Hogarty, Deacon (Sep 1983 – Dec 1983)

Fr Steven Monaghan (Apr 1985 – Jun 1988)

Fr Ted Wester (Oct 1988 – Jan 1991)

Fr Tony Bennett, Deacon (Feb 1989 – Sep 1989)

Fr Robert J Hickman, PP. (1 Jan 1990 – 22 Jan 1999)

Fr B. Hickman, 1990 – 1999

Fr Steven DeBono (Feb 1991 – Oct 1992)

Fr Peter Hai Ha (Oct 1992 – Dec 1993)

Fr Giovanni Iacono (Jul 1994 – Aug 1995)

Fr Michael Idobo (Jul 1995- Aug 1999)

Fr Denis Foley P.P. (22 Jan 1999 – 31 Oct 2000)

Fr D. Foley, 1999 – 2000

Bishop Felix Paul (1999 – May 2000)

Fr Toan Khoa Nguyen, Administrator (1  Nov 2000) – P.P. (10 Sep 2001 – 2009)

Fr T. Nguyen, 2000 – 2009

Fr Abraham Augusthy (Fr Augustine) (27 Jan 2004 – 5 Aug 2009)

Fr Quang, SVD (Ordained 30 Nov 2002)

Fr James Collins (2009 – 2012)

Fr J. Collins, 2009 – 2012

Fr Hamilton (Casey) Ureta, Administrator (March 2012 –  Nov 2012)

Fr H. Ureta, 2012

Fr Heneli (Loni) Mafi, Administrator (2012- 2014)

Fr Loni Mafi, 2012 – 2014

Fr Emeni Silito Samisoni Tupou PP (2015 – 31 Jul 2024)

Fr Silito Tupou, 2015

Fr Ita Koloamatangi PP (1 Aug 2024 – current)

** All illustrations were done by long-time parishioner and former Acolyte, Mrs Patricia Cosgrove.