Parish Priests

Logan / Beaudesert Parish Priests

Benedetto Scortechini

Benedetto Scortechini

1874 - 1884

James Enright

James Enright

1884 – 1892

In 1892 the Logan Parish was divided into the Parishes of Southport and Beaudesert and Fr. Enright was given the Beaudesert Parish.

Beaudesert Parish Priests

James Enright

James Enright

1892 - 1921

John Hennessy

John Hennessy

1921 – 1933

Denis O’Keeffe

Denis O’Keeffe

1933 – 1941

Timothy O’Connor

Timothy O’Connor

1941 – 1943

Owen Steele

Owen Steele

1943 – 1975

Terence Ganzer

Terence Ganzer

1975 - 1994

Bernard Gallagher

Bernard Gallagher

1994 – 2014

Michael McKeaten

Michael McKeaten

2014 - June 2017

Kevin Nkemdirim Njoku

Kevin Nkemdirim Njoku

June 2017 to date

A Nigerian Catholic Priest from the Diocese of Umuahia in Nigeria and Ordained by Bishop Lucius Ugorji on the 23rd July  2005. Fr. Kevin worked as an associate Pastor in St Finbars, St Michael’s Ugwunchara and Christ the King Catholic Church World Bank Umuahia. He also worked as Parish Priest of St Joseph’s Oloko Umuahia. As an associate Pastor, Kevin was the director of St Joseph’s Skills Acquisition Centre, which is a diocesan institution, where young adults from the age of 16 are being trained in various skills such as woodwork, metalwork, etc. and are empowered to establish independence.

Kevin has also gained BSC majoring in Philosophy, Theology and Economics.

Kevin arrived in Australia on the 3rd September 2015 and was appointed as an Associate Pastor at St Luke’s, Capalaba/St Anthony’s, Alexandra Hills, St Agatha’s, Clayfield and Jubilee Parish, Red Hill. He was appointed the Parish Priest of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Beaudesert, on the 17th June 2017.