Fr. Jan Bialasiewicz
Father Jan Bialasiewicz was born in Poland in 1958. In 1991 Fr Jan was ordained in Poznan at St Peter and St Paul’s Cathedral. In 1993 Fr Jan arrived in Sydney, Australia. Shortly, Fr Jan moved to the Bowen Hills community in QLD. Fr Jan joined the local church as a diocesan priest in 1997. The parish communities of Beaudesert, Maroochydore, Ipswich, Burleigh Heads, Wilston and now Southport have experienced Fr Jan’s Pastoral Care.
Fr. Van Huong Nguyen
Left Vietnam on a boat as a refugee in November 1988. Fr Van Huong joined the Banyo Seminary in 1993. Fr Van Huong has served in many parishes in the Archdiocese, including Grovely, Redcliffe, Surfers Paradise, Sunnybank and Burleigh Heads and looks forward to
working in the Southport Parish.
Fr. Thomas Varkey
Arrived Australia in January 2018 and received appointment as associate pastor of Southport Catholic parish on 17th February 2018. Fr. Thomas was born in Kerala and later settled in Karnataka, one of the southern states of India. He was ordained in 1998 and belongs to Zion Province of the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS).
Leeanne Human – Parish Manager
Leeanne works at managing and maintaining the varied resources of the Parish with a vision for the future.
Maria Blancia – Sacramental Coordinator
Maria coordinates the Sacramental Program and The Sunday Mass Children’s Liturgy of the Word within our Parish.
Daloras Howes – Parish Secretary
Ready to welcome you at the Parish Reception Office is Daloras Howes, whose happy disposition is born of many life experiences. Daloras’ interests include family life with her husband, Joe, her children and grandchildren; culinary delights from her country of birth, Zimbabwe; flower arranging, gardening and knitting especially for her grandchildren.