SYNOD TIMELINE

KELLY PAGET

24 July 2025
7:00-8:00PM
In-Person and Online

Kelly has been engaged in Ministry throughout her working career, particularly in the areas of Catholic education and Youth ministry. Her current role as Chancellor in the Diocese of Broken Bay and Head of Mission supports and engages the broader mission of the Church. In 2023 Kelly was chosen by the Holy Father to participate as a Non-Bishop Member in the 16th General Synod of Bishops.

ARCHBISHOP-ELECT SHANE MACKINLAY

7 August 2025
7:00-8:00PM
Online

Archbishop-elect Shane Mackinlay was named by Pope Leo XIV as the next Archbishop of Brisbane. He was ordained the Bishop of Sandhurst in 2019 after 28 years of ministry as a priest of the Ballarat Diocese. Before being appointed as bishop, he had taught philosophy for twenty years, and for nearly 10 years was Master of Catholic Theological College in the University of Divinity, Melbourne. He was the Vice-President of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia and was one of the Australian bishop-delegates to the Synod on Synodality 2023-2024.

BR IAN CRIBB SJ

9 September 2025
7:00-8:30PM
Online

Br. Ian Cribb SJ is the Provincial Delegate, Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality Australia. He supported the processes for the 5th Australian Plenary Council and was an expert advisor at the Synod on Synodality.

SARAH MOFFATT, PETER BIERER and FR JAMES MCEVOY

24 June 2025
Zoom Webinar

Learn more about the Diocesan Synod, what makes a Synod different from a Diocesan Assembly, Synodality, and Synod membership.