Embedding a Culture of Safety into Parish Pastoral Councils

A panel presentation and discussion with Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Very Rev Fr Chris De Souza, Fr Brian Lucas

Archbishop Mark Coleridge BA DSS leads the Archdiocese of Brisbane, offering spiritual guidance with wisdom, dedication, and faith.

Very Rev Chris de Souza, General Secretary, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.  In addition to many parish appointments over the past four decades, Fr de Souza has also served as vicar general, episcopal vicar for formation, episcopal vicar for education, director of prison chaplains, director of deacons and students, and vice rector of the diocesan seminary.

Fr Brian Lucas is the national director of Catholic Mission, the church agency supporting missionaries around the world.

This panel will discuss their perspectives and insights into embedding a culture of safety within parish pastoral councils.  This session will provide time for questions and answers.

When

11am (Melbourne time) Friday 7 March 2025, this session will run for about 90 minutes.