Welcome to Croydon Park Parish
The Croydon Park Parish was formed on the 3rd May 2003 with the amalgamation of Croydon Parish, Mansfield Park Parish and Woodville part of the former Woodville/Findon Parish. It currently includes the following communities:
- St Margaret Mary’s
286 Torrens Road, Croydon Park - St Patrick’s
33a Dudley Street, Mansfield Park - Mater Dei
55 Beaufort Street, Woodville Park - Vietnamese Martyrs Community
55 Beaufort Street, Woodville Park
Ours is a parish rich in cultural diversity. It is comprised of parishioners from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. The first wave of people came from Europe in the early 1950’s mostly of which were from Italy and Poland. A new wave of people came from Vietnam after the Vietnam War. Today, the Parish is home to people from many other countries, namely, India, the Philippines, Albania, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Burundi, Lebanon.
PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
CURRENT PRIESTS
Fr Charles Lukati (2018-present) – Parish Priest
Fr Saminathan Arockiasamy SdM – Assistant Priest
PREVIOUS PRIESTS
Fr. Thomas Daly (1946-1958). Biography https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/view-biography?guid=10327
Fr. Michael Murphy (1958-1993). Biography https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/view-biography?guid=10344
Msgr Robert Rice
Fr Maurice Shinnick, OAM (Woodville: 2002; Croydon Park 2003-2018)
Fr Long Hai Nguyen (2016-2022) – Assistant Priest