Parish Priests
Parish Priests Plaque
Presbytery
Logan / Beaudesert Parish Priests
Benedetto Scortechini
1874 - 1884
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
1892 - 1921
John Hennessy
1921 – 1933
Denis O’Keeffe
1933 – 1941
Timothy O’Connor
1941 – 1943
Owen Steele
1943 – 1975
Terence Ganzer
1975 - 1994
Bernard Gallagher
1994 – 2014
Michael McKeaten
2014 - June 2017
Kevin Nkemdirim Njoku
June 2017 to date
A Nigerian Catholic Priest from the Diocese of Umuahia in Nigeria and Ordained by Bishop Lucius Ugorji July 23rd, 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. A Diocesan institution, where young adults from the age of 16 are being trained in various skills like woodwork, metalwork, etc. and empowered them to establish independence.
Kevin has also gained BSC majoring in Philosophy,
Kevin arrived in Australia on September 3rd, 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 June 17th, 2017.