Perth clergy come together, mark milestones

15 Nov 2018

By The Record

Several Perth priests and clergy came together on Wednesday 31 October at Trinity College for the annual clergy Mass and Dinner. Photo: Supplied.

Priests and clergy came together in friendship and celebration for the annual clergy Mass and Dinner.

More than 60 clergy joined Archbishop Costelloe SDB and Bishop Sproxton for the occasion at Trinity College on Wednesday 31 October.

Fr Wayne Davis celebrated his 25 anniversary of priestly ordination this year. Photo: Supplied.

Several priests also received awards to commemorate their service to the priesthood. These included: Fr Ian Esmond, Fr Wayne Davis and Fr Michael Leek OSB, who celebrated their 25thanniversary, Fr Joseph Kum Htoi, Fr Thomas Pandaraparambil and Fr Nino Vinciguerra who celebrated their 40th anniversary, Fr Michael Gatt and Fr Greg Carroll who celebrated their 50th anniversary and Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey, Fr John O’Reilly, Fr Myles Lynch OSM, Fr John Prendiville SJ and Fr John Archbold OSM who celebrated their 60thanniversaries.