CTC Staff
CTC Executive
Master
Very Rev Dr Kevin Lenehan
Senior Lecturer in
Systematic Theology
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Deputy Master
Dr Catherine Playoust
Senior Lecturer in
Biblical Studies
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Academic Dean
Rev Dr Simon Wayte MGL
Lecturer in Systematic Theology
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Postgraduate Coordinator
Dr Paul Sharkey
Head of Pastoral and Spiritual Studies Department (interim)
Honorary Lecturer in Religious Education
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Associate Dean (Research)
Rev Dr Max Vodola
Head of Church History Department
Lecturer in Church History
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CTC Administration
Registrar
Dr Maureen Saclot
Academic Records Office
Miss Jenny Delahunt
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The Academic Records Office maintains the enrolment, re-enrolment, results and financial information for each student at the College. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm.
Executive Assistant
to the Master
Facilities Operations Officer
Ms Vi Panganiban
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Facilities Services include:
- Room bookings in the Thomas Carr Centre
- Car parking
- Receiving and receipting audit fees
Learning Support Coordinator
Mr Andrew Hateley-Browne
(January-December 2024)
Mr Jude Caspersz (on leave)
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For more information visit our Student Support page
Building Operations Officer
Mr Martin Green
Building Services include:
- Receiving reports of general maintenance needs
- Emergency Management, First Aid and Sick Bay
Faculty
Department of Philosophy
| Department Head: Dr Callan Ledsham |
| Rev. Dr Chris Mulherin |
| Honorary Lecturers |
| Most Rev. Assoc. Prof. Shane Mackinlay DD |
| Rev. Dr John Martis SJ |
| Prof. Jānis Ozoliņš |
Department of Biblical Studies
| Department Head: Rev. Dr Kris Sonek OP |
| Dr Rosemary Canavan |
| Br Dr Paul Creevey FMS |
| Dr Catherine Playoust |
| Rev. Dr Paul Rowse OP |
| Rev. Trevor Tibbertsma |
| Honorary Lecturers |
| Very Rev. Dr Brian Boyle EV |
| Rev. Prof. Francis J. Moloney SDB AM |
Department of Church History
| Department Head: Rev. Dr Max Vodola |
| Rev. Michael Buck |
| Assoc. Prof. Adam Cooper (On Leave) |
| Rev. Dr Christopher Dowd OP |
Department of Pastoral and Spiritual Studies
| Department Head: Dr Paul Sharkey (Interim) |
| Liturgy |
| Coordinator: To Be Advised |
| Rev. Dr Elio Capra SDB |
| Pastoral Theology |
| Coordinator: Rev. Dr Laurence McNamara CM |
| Ms Sheree Limbrick |
| Rev. Dr Jacob Mudge |
| Honorary Lecturers |
| Em. Prof. Margaret O’Connor AM |
| Religious Education |
| Coordinator: Dr Denise Goodwin OAM |
| Br Dr Paul Creevey FMS |
| Very Rev. Dr Kevin Lenehan |
| Honorary Lecturers |
| Rev. Dr Brendan Reed |
| Dr Paul Sharkey |
| Spirituality |
| Coordinator: To Be Advised |
| Rev. Assoc. Prof. John Dupuche |
| Honorary Lecturers |
| Dr Christopher Knauf |
| Rev. Dr Daniel Szewc OMI |
Department of Systematic Theology
| Department Head: Dr Birute Arendarcikas RSM |
| Dr Frances Baker RSM |
| Rev. Michael Buck |
| Rev. Dr Elio Capra SDB |
| Rev. Dr Paul Connell |
| Assoc. Prof. Adam Cooper |
| Rev. Dr Phillip Gleeson SDB |
| Very Rev. Dr Kevin Lenehan |
| Rev. Dr Jacob Mudge |
| Rev. Dr Anthony Ngoc Dung Nguyen SDB |
| Rev. Brian Nichols |
| Rev. Dr Jerome Santamaria |
| Rev. Dr Joseph Vnuk OP |
| Rev. Dr Simon Wayte MGL |
| Moral Theology and Canon Law |
| Coordinator: Very Rev. Dr Cameron Forbes |
| Dr Frances Baker RSM |
| Rev. Dr Laurence McNamara CM |
| Honorary Lecturers |
| Rev. Dr Justin Glyn SJ |
| Rev. Kevin McGovern |
| Rev. Dr Ai Pham SJ |
| Very Rev. Prof. Ian Waters |
Emeritus Professors
An Emeritus Professor is appointed by the UD Council in accordance with Regulation 40. The following Emeritus Professor is affiliated with CTC:
| Rev. Em. Prof. Brendan Byrne SJ BA(Hons) (Melb) BDiv(Hons) (MCD) MA (Melb) DPhil (Oxon) |
Honorary Researchers
University of Divinity appoints Honorary Research Fellows and Associates who contribute to the University’s research activities in collaboration with one of the University’s Colleges.
The following Honorary Researchers are affiliated with CTC:
| Emeritus Professors |
| Rev. Em. Prof. Brendan Byrne SJ |
| Honorary Research Fellows |
| Dr Robert Dixon |
| Rev. Dr Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen OFM Conv. |
| Prof. Richard Rymarz |
| Prof. Ruth Webber |
| Honorary Research Associates |
| Dr Trudy Dantis |
| Dr Aaron Lane |
| Mr Eric Torres |
Senior Fellows
The position of Senior Fellow was instituted in 2004. Senior Fellows are members or former members of the academic staff of Catholic Theological College who have distinguished themselves by their contribution to theological education or who have rendered exceptional service to Catholic Theological College.
2004
Rev. Dr John Begley SJ was the inaugural Senior Fellow. From 1975, he lectured in philosophy at CTC as well as at the United Faculty of Theology (1978) and at Yarra Theological Union (1983). Master of CTC (1983-85), his period of office was characterised by an openness to students which was greatly appreciated. In his retirement years Dr Begley continued writing in philosophy, until his death in 2010.
2005
Rev. Prof. Austin Cooper OMI AM was the foundation Master of Catholic Theological College (1972-1976) and served two further terms as Master (1992-1994, 1998-2002). His academic disciplines were church history and spirituality, and his doctoral thesis on the Oxford Movement and Australia placed him among the foremost authorities on Cardinal John Henry Newman. In 1975 he became the first Catholic President of the Melbourne College of Divinity (now University of Divinity), and in 1990 he was made a Fellow of the MCD. In 2004 he was made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to theological education. He died on 2 July 2023 and is remembered with great respect and affection by staff and students at Catholic Theological College.
Rev. Prof. Norman Ford SDB has joined the academic staff at Catholic Theological College in 1975, where he taught and supervised research in ethics and philosophy. He was the foundation Head of the Philosophy Department (1975-2006) and was Master of Catholic Theological College (1986-1991). He won world-wide recognition for his scholarship in the field of bio-ethics, had an outstanding publications record, and was a regular participant and invited speaker at international conferences. He was the Foundation Director of the Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics in East Melbourne. He was President of the Melbourne College of Divinity (now University of Divinity) (1991-1993), and in 2001 was made a Fellow of the MCD. He died on 25 June 2022 and is remembered with great respect and affection by staff and students at Catholic Theological College.
2006
Rev. Dr Peter Cross was a member of the systematic theology department at Catholic Theological College from 1977 to 2005. He represented the Catholic Church on both the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (1991-2006) and the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (2001-2006).
He was President of the Victorian Council of Churches (1987-89), and an executive member of the Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria).
He died on 17 June 2006 and is remembered with great respect and affection by staff and students at Catholic Theological College.
Dr Rod Doyle CFC was a member of academic staff at Catholic Theological College from 1984, where he taught and supervised research in biblical studies and also taught New Testament Greek. For twenty-two years he was Academic Dean of the College. Before coming to the College he taught at CBC, St George’s Terrace, Perth, CBC St Kilda, the Christian Brothers’ Juvenate, Bundoora, and Cathedral College, East Melbourne (1950-62, 69). He was also Director of the Second Year of Formation for the Christian Brothers (1970-75) and a Team member at the National Pastoral Institute of Religious Education (1976-1980). Br Doyle conducted study tours in the biblical lands, and published articles in journals such as Pacifica, Revue Biblique, Compass, Word in Life, and East Asian Pastoral Review, as well as numerous book reviews. He died on 30 July 2016 and is remembered with great respect and affection by staff and students at Catholic Theological College.
2007
Monsignor Dr Peter Kenny lectured at Catholic Theological College in systematic theology and canon law from 1972 to 1992, in particular, ecclesiology and ecumenism. He has given distinguished service to the Church and its unity in the field of ecumenical dialogue and has represented the Catholic Church in inter-faith dialogue. From the early 1980’s he has been the Archbishop of Melbourne’s Episcopal Vicar for Ecumenical and Inter-faith Relations and for the same period Chairman of the Archdiocese of Melbourne Commission for Ecumenical and Inter-faith Relations. He is also a member of the Executive of the Victorian Council of Churches. In June 2006 the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, appointed him a Prelate of Honour.
2008
Very Rev. Prof. Ian Waters has lectured in canon law at Catholic Theological College since 1991 and has been Head of the Department of Moral Theology and Canon Law. He has been a member of Academic Board since 1993 and a member of the College’s Senate since 1998. He was the Judicial Vicar of the Catholic Tribunal for Victoria and Tasmania during 1979-2015, is still a judge of that Tribunal, and was a Judge of the Catholic Tribunal of Appeal for Australia and New Zealand during 1976-2011. His scholarship is reflected in more than one hundred publications, mainly specialised works in international canon law journals. He is a former President of the Canon Law Society of Australia and New Zealand. He has served as a Trustee and Director of St John of God Healthcare Australia and Calvary Ministries, and as a consultant on Catholic governance at an international level.
2009
Rev. Prof. Francis J Moloney SDB AM is a member of the Department of Biblical Studies and lectures on the Gospel of John. He is a priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was the Provincial Superior of the Salesians of Don Bosco for Australia and the Pacific region. He was a member of the Senate of Catholic Theological College, and is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to religion.
2012
Rev. Dr Paul Connell is a member of the Department of Systematic Theology and lectures on the following: God: Origin and End and Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God. He commenced lecturing at Catholic Theological College in 1980. He was Rector of Corpus Christi College from 1993-1997. He held the position of Deputy Master at Catholic Theological College from 1998-2007, and was Head of Department, serving on the Academic Board.
He was also a member of the Postgraduate Board of Studies of the Melbourne College of Divinity (now University of Divinity) from 1995-2003.
Most Rev. Dr Terence Curtin DD was the Head of the Department of Systematic Theology and lectured on The Sacrament of Orders: History and Theology. He was Master of Catholic Theological College from 2003-2010. He became Head of the School of Theology (Victoria) for Australian Catholic University in 1996 and in 1999 became Chair of the Board of the national Sub-Faculty of Philosophy and Theology. Since 2014 he has been an auxiliary bishop of Melbourne.
2014
Rev. Dr Michael McEntee is a member of the Department of Pastoral and General Studies and lectures on The Art of Preaching. He has been associated with Catholic Theological College since the 1970s (except during his five years lecturing in Papua New Guinea). He has demonstrated a continued commitment to academic, pastoral and spiritual formation of students and has supported and encouraged developments within the theological program of Catholic Theological College, through Australia and internationally (including Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Pakistan).
2020
Dr Frances Baker RSM has been on the academic staff of CTC since 2003, offering a range of units in moral theology, systematic theology, and church history. She has exercised leadership at CTC with great dedication and high competence, most notably as Deputy Master of the College in 2007-2018 and Acting Master in the first half of 2019, but also as coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Religious Education and as a past Head of the Department of Moral Theology and Canon Law. In July 2019 she became Academic Dean of Corpus Christi College, caring for its seminarians in relation to their CTC studies. Her service for the University of Divinity has included being Deputy Chair of its Academic Board. Before coming to CTC, Sr Frances taught at Australian Catholic University and Jesuit Theological College, having completed her doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Prior to this, she was a school principal for Catholic schools in Victoria. In addition to her research activities in moral theology and her services for Mercy Health, Sr Frances is notable for her presentations to groups of clergy, religious and schoolteachers throughout Victoria and beyond.
Rev. Dr Frank O’Loughlin served on the academic staff of CTC from 1977 to 1996, teaching units in systematic theology and liturgy, following doctoral studies at the Pontifical Urban University and further study at the Irish Institute of Pastoral Liturgy. During this time, he was also the director of the Melbourne Diocesan Liturgical Centre (for which he developed printed and audio-visual resources) and was on the formation staff of Corpus Christi College. Fr Frank was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Melbourne in 1969 and has served in several parishes, most notably as Parish Priest of Sandringham in 2000-2020. Fr Frank has lectured extensively in dioceses throughout Australia and New Zealand on liturgical, theological and pastoral topics and has given retreats to diocesan and religious priests. He was a theological adviser to the Royal Commission on the sacrament of penance. His publications have been used widely by Catholic educators and parish pastoral leaders, in particular those on the practice of the Eucharist and on the impact of social change in Australia on the Church’s pastoral mission.