In 2022 Redemptoris Mater Sydney has become the home of 15 seminarians coming from 10 different countries: Serbia, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, India, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru and Australia; truly a spectacle to behold!
All of our formators have had an experience of living and working in an environment not their own and so they understand the difficulties of a missionary vocation in formation.
Rector: Born in Melbourne to migrant parents from the Czech Republic. He is a presbyter of the Diocese of Rome currently on loan to the Archdiocese of Sydney.
He trained initially as a Town Planner at the University of Melbourne, then worked for Local Government before being formed for the priesthood at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Rome.
Vice Rector and Dean of Studies: Fr Marlon is originally from Colombia. He was formed at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Perth, Western Australia. After working in a Parish, he joined our team and now assists the Rector and guides our seminarians in their Academic and Liturgical Formation.
Spiritual Director: Fr Gerry is originally from Western Australia. After working in Canberra as a public servant he left his career to be formed at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Newark, USA. He has worked as a missionary priest in Newark, the Turks and Caicos Islands and in Sydney. He now currently resides full time in the seminary as Spiritual Director.
Assistant to the Vice Rector and Pastoral Director: Fr Moises is originally from the Dominican Republic. He was formed at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary of Sydney and has worked as an Assistant Priest in the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima in Caringbah.
In addition to the Full Time Seminary Formators, we have the Itinerant Team of the Neocatechumenal Way of Australia who form part of the Pastoral Team assisting us in the formation and discernment process.
Itinerants from Rome in Australia since 1977
Itinerant Presbyter from the Bristol Diocese, England
The Seminary functions thanks to the help of numerous volunteers who dedicate themselves professionally to make sure we operate as we ought.
Melbourne
Melbourne
Brisbane
Brisbane
Nusco, Italy
Manager of works, from Piacenza, Italy
In addition to the saints who give their time helping us here below, we also have those Saints already in heaven forever interceding for us. We would like to acknowledge them too!
Patron Saint of Redemptoris Mater Sydney
Family Man, Builder {Valencia, Spain}
Specialist in material support
Expert advisor on Education
All of our seminarians come with an experience of faith formation lived through their parish based Neocatechumenal Community. None of them have chosen to be formed in Sydney, but have been generous in making themselves available to be formed in any one of the 120 International Missionary Seminaries spread over the five continents around the world.
Serbia
Colombia
India - Australia
Colombia
Philippines
Panama
Costa Rica
Peru - Italy
Australia
Peru
Colombia
Colombia
Mexico
Kiribati
