Our Parish

Cathedral Parish Team

  • Archbishop Christopher C. Prowse DD

    Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn

  • Father Trenton S. van Reesch

    Cathedral Administrator

  • Father Alexander I. Osborne

    Assistant Priest

  • Miss Anita Piper

    Cathedral Secretary

  • Ms Karina Widjaja

    Cathedral Accounts Officer

  • Ms Jaki Kane

    Cathedral Music Director

  • Miss Becky Langworthy

    Parish Pastoral Council Chair (Interim)

  • Miss Chiara Catanzariti

    School of Religion Coordinator

  • Ms Kathryn Ruston

    Finance Council Chair

St. Christopher’s Parish Pastoral Council

The Parish Pastoral Council meets regularly and look forward to receiving your correspondence.

The role of the Pastoral Council is to promote the Church’s mission to live and communicate the love and values of Christ in our world, especially within the context of St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish. The Pastoral Council shares in the responsibility for the ongoing life and development of the faith community of the Parish.

The function of the Pastoral Council is to enrich the quality of parish life, to provide opportunities for parishioners to grow in holiness and to live out a personal and community call to be missionary disciples who effectively transform the wider community.

The Pastoral Council seeks to inform, advise and work closely in the area of pastoral activities by:

  • remaining aware of the needs, ideas and hopes of parishioners

  • recommending policies, procedures and programs to deal with the Mission of the church

  • supporting the coordination, development, and implementation of pastoral programs

  • seeking out and supporting opportunities for faith formation and spiritual growth.

Please contact your council members or Cathedral Office for more information or submissions: cathedral@cg.org.au.

Council Members

  • Miss Becky Langworthy (Interim Chair)

  • Miss Chrystal Lavien

  • Miss Francilia Gomez

  • Fr Trenton van Reesch (Administrator)

  • Fr Alex Osborne (Assistant Priest)


St. Christopher’s Finance Council

The Parish Finance Council meets quarterly and looks forward to receiving your correspondence.

Finance Council Members

  • Kathryn Ruston (Chair)

  • Wanda Kaucz

  • Peter Carrigy-Ryan

  • Fr Trenton van Reesch (Administrator)

Our Schools

  • St Bede's Primary School

    Address: Hicks Street, Red Hill.

    Principal: Mrs Julie Douglas.

    Administration: Mrs Linda Wells.

    Telephone: (02) 62956559.

    Email: office.stbedes@cg.catholic.edu.au

  • St Clare's College Canberra

    Address: McMillan Crescent, Griffith ACT.

    Principal: Dr Anne Cleary

    Executive Assistant: Ms Lynore Clarkson

    Telephone: (02) 62609400.

  • Saint Edmund's College

    Address: 110 Canberra Ave, Griffith ACT 2603

    Principal: Mr. Joe Zavone.

    Telephone: (02) 6295 3598

  • Merici College

    Address: Wise St, Braddon ACT 2612

    Principal: Anna Masters

    Phone: (02) 6243 4100