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CASE STUDY 50: Catholic Church in Australia Sydney 6 – 27 February 2017 Witness List and Expected Order of Witnesses No. Witness Details Panel 1. Dr David Ranson Vicar General, Diocese of Broken Bay Panel 1.1 Parish priest Wahroonga 2. Dr Michael Whelan SM Director, Aquinas Academy Panel 1.1 Parish Priest St Patrick’s Church Hill, Sydney 3. Father Thomas P Doyle OP United States canon lawyer, author, expert witness and consultant in areas of sexual abuse by clergy and religious 4. Professor Francis Moloney SDB Senior Professorial Fellow, Catholic Theological College, Panel 2.1 AM University of Divinity, Victoria 5. Professor Neil Ormerod Professor of Theology, Australian Catholic University, Panel 2.1 Faculty of Theology and Philosophy 6. Dr Michelle Mulvihill Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Corpsych Panel 2.1 Australia 7. Dr Maureen Cleary OAM Governance and management consultant Panel 3.1 8. Professor Patrick Parkinson AM Professor of Law, University of Sydney Panel 3.1 9. Mr Peter Johnstone OAM President, Catholics for Renewal Panel 3.1 10. Archbishop Mark Coleridge Archbishop of Brisbane Panel 3.1 Member, Supervisory Group, Truth Justice and Healing Council 11. Dr Gerry O’Hanlon SJ Adjunct Associate Professor of Theology, Loyola AVL from Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dublin (6.00pm AEDT 8 February) 12. Father Thomas Doyle OP United States canon lawyer, author, expert witness and Panel 4.1 consultant in areas of sexual abuse by clergy and religious 13. Mr Kieran Tapsell Published in the area of canon law Panel 4.1 14. Dr Rodger Austin Canon lawyer Panel 4.1 15. Sister Moya Hanlen FDNSC Canon lawyer Panel 4.1 16. Dr Frank O’Loughlin Sacramental theologian Panel 4.2 Parish priest Sandringham, Archdiocese of Melbourne 17. Professor Ian Waters Lecturer, Canon Law, Catholic Theological College, Panel 4.2 University of Divinity, Victoria 18. Dr Joseph Grayland Liturgical theologian Panel 4.2 1 3 February 2017 No. Witness Details Panel 19. Father Frank Brennan SJ AO Published in the area of the Sacrament of Reconciliation Panel 4.2 Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Social Services Australia 20. Father Laurie McNamara CM Moral theologian Panel 4.2 Parish priest St Joseph’s Malvern, Archdiocese of Melbourne 21. Bishop Terence Curtin Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of Melbourne Panel 4.2 Chairman, Bishops Commission for Doctrine and Morals 22. Ms Kathleen McCormack Australian member of the Pontifical Commission for the Panel 5.1 Protection of Minors 23. Ms Teresa Devlin Chief Executive Officer, National Board for Safeguarding Panel 5.1 Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland 24. Dr David Ranson Vicar General, Diocese of Broken Bay Panel 6.1 Parish priest Wahroonga 25. Dr Christopher Geraghty Former priest and seminary lecturer in theology Panel 6.1 26. Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Former rector Holy Spirit Seminary Banyo Panel 6.1 Randazzo 27. Dr John Chalmers Director of Mission and Formation, Centacare Brisbane Panel 6.1 28. Dr Gerardine Robinson Clinical psychologist and consultant 29. Sister Lydia Allen RSM Human Formation, Seminary of the Good Shepherd Panel 7.1 30. Father Peter Thompson CM Rector, Vianney College Wagga Wagga Panel 7.1 31. Father John Hogan Rector, Holy Spirit Seminary Parramatta Panel 7.1 32. Father Brendan Kelly SJ Provincial Delegate Jesuit formation Panel 7.1 33. Dr David Leary OFM Lecturer, Yarra Theological Union, University of Divinity, Panel 7.1 Victoria 34. Sister Eveline Crotty RSM Co-ordinator, Urban Ministry Movement, Sydney Panel 8.1 35. Dr Michelle Mulvihill Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Corpsych Panel 8.1 Australia 36. Father Gregory Bourke National Director Clergy Life and Ministry, Australian Panel 8.1 Catholic Bishops’ Commission 37. Dr Michael Whelan SM Director, Aquinas Academy Panel 8.1 Parish Priest St Patrick’s Church Hill, Sydney 38. Dr David Leary OFM Lecturer, Yarra Theological Union, University of Divinity, Panel 8.1 Victoria 39. Father Thomas McDonough CP Provincial Superior, The Passionists Holy Spirit Province Panel 8.1 Vice President, Catholic Religious Australia 40. Ms Ariana Kenny Clinical Specialist, Marist Youth Care Panel 8.2 41. Mr Michael Austin Director, CatholicCare Wollongong Panel 8.2 42. Mr Dale West Director, Centacare Catholic Family Services, Adelaide Panel 8.2 2 6 February 2017 No. Witness Details Panel 43. Mr Nick Halfpenny Director (Policy and Research), MacKillop Family Panel 8.2 Services 44. Mr Stephen Elder OAM Executive Director, Catholic Education Melbourne Panel 9.1 Executive Director, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria 45. Dr Tim McDonald Executive Director, Catholic Education Western Panel 9.1 Australia 46. Mr Peter Hill Director (Employee Services), Archdiocese of Brisbane Panel 9.1 Catholic Education 47. Mr John Crowley Principal, St Patrick’s College Ballarat Panel 9.1 48. Mr Mark Eustance Director of Professional Standards for the Catholic Panel 9.2 Church, Queensland 49. Ms Claire Pirola Manager, Office for Safeguarding & Professional Panel 9.2 Standards, Diocese of Parramatta 50. Ms Karen Larkman Director of Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office, Panel 9.2 Archdiocese of Sydney 51. Ms Andrea Musulin Safeguarding Project Officer, Archdiocese of Perth Panel 9.2 52. Mr Sean Tynan Manager, Zimmerman Services Panel 9.2 53. Mr Francis Sullivan Chief Executive Officer, Truth Justice and Healing Panel 11.1 Council 54. The Honourable Neville Owen Chair, Truth Justice and Healing Council Panel 11.1 55. Archbishop Mark Coleridge Archbishop of Brisbane Panel 11.1 Member, Supervisory Group, Truth Justice and Healing Council 56. Archbishop Christopher Prowse Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn Panel 12.1 57. Archbishop Julian Porteous Archbishop of Hobart Panel 12.1 58. Bishop Daniel Hurley Bishop of Darwin Panel 12.1 59. Bishop Vincent Long Van Bishop of Parramatta Panel 12.1 Nguyen OFM Conv 60. Bishop Christopher Saunders Bishop of Broome Panel 12.1 61. Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay Bishop of Maronite Diocese of Australia Panel 12.1 62. Father Brian McCoy SJ Provincial, Australian Province of the Society of Jesus Panel 13.1 (Jesuits) 63. Brother Peter Clinch Province Leader, Oceania Province of the Christian Panel 13.1 Brothers’ Congregation 64. Brother Peter Carroll Provincial, Marist Brothers in Australia Panel 13.1 65. Brother Ambrose Payne Professional Standards Officer, De La Salle Brothers Panel 13.1 66. Brother Timothy Graham Provincial, The Hospitaller Order of St John of God, Panel 13.1 Oceania Province 3 6 February 2017 No. Witness Details Panel 67. Father Gregory Chambers SDB Provincial, Salesians of Don Bosco, Australia Pacific Panel 13.1 Province 68. Sister Berneice Loch RSM Institute Leader, Institute of Sisters of Mercy Australia Panel 13.1 and Papua New Guinea 69. Archbishop Denis Hart Archbishop of Melbourne Panel 14.1 70. Archbishop Anthony Fisher Archbishop of Sydney Panel 14.1 71. Archbishop Mark Coleridge Archbishop of Brisbane Panel 14.1 72. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe Archbishop of Perth Panel 14.1 SDB 73. Archbishop Philip Wilson Archbishop of Adelaide Panel 14.1 Panel details: Panel 1.1 Structure, governance and culture Panel 8.1 Professional support and supervision Panel 2.1 Structure, governance and culture Panel 8.2 Community services Panel 3.1 Structure, governance and culture Panel 9.1 Catholic education offices and governance Panel 4.1 Church discipline and secrecy Panel 9.2 Child safety, complaint handling and risk management Panel 4.2 Sacrament of Reconciliation Panel 11.1 Catholic Professional Standards Limited Panel 5.1 International safeguarding Panel 12.1 (Arch)bishops Panel 6.1 Formation Panel 13.1 Leaders of religious institutes Panel 7.1 Formation Panel 14.1 Metropolitan archbishops Please note that the above list is indicative of order only and is subject to change. 4 6 February 2017 .
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