Parish Priests of St Joseph Belmore
Fr Dennis Conaghan PP (Jan 1919 – Apr 1939)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Bishop Felix Paul (1999 – May 2000)
Fr Toan Khoa Nguyen, Administrator (1 Nov 2000) – P.P. (10 Sep 2001 – 2009)
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Fr Abraham Augusthy (Fr Augustine) (27 Jan 2004 – 5 Aug 2009)
Fr Quang, SVD (Ordained 30 Nov 2002)
Fr James Collins (2009 – 2012)
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Fr Hamilton (Casey) Ureta, Administrator (March 2012 – Nov 2012)
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Fr Heneli (Loni) Mafi, Administrator (2012- 2014)
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Fr Emeni Silito Samisoni Tupou PP (2015 – current)
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** All illustrations were done by long-time parishioner and former acolyte, Mrs Patricia Cosgrove.