J. B. Scalabrini

Scalabrini's Writings

Scalabrinian Spirituality

Scalabrinians in Australia

Scalabrinians in the Philippines

Scalabrinians in Taiwan

Vocation Program

Lay Scalabrinians

Scalabrini Village

SCALABRINIANS IN VICTORIA

Victoria is the second state in Australia for inflow of immigrants. About 23 percent of immigrants arriving to Australia settle in Victoria. The Scalabrinians established the first mission in Victoria toward the end of the 1950s, with the parish of All Saints in Fitzroy, later left for St. Brigid's in North Fitzroy. Other missions were established in Shepparton and Lalor. In Melbourne, the Italian Catholic Federation, a lay movement among Italian migrants, was initiated in the early 1960s, and later the Italian Catholic Resource Centre. The concern for the ageing migrants led to the opening of the San Carlo Nursing Home and GV Homes for the Aged in South Morang, and the involvement for a short period in the St. Francis of Assisi Hostel and Nursing Home in Rosanna. Chaplaincies for Spanish and Portuguese speaking immigrants, as well as for Filipinos, are part of the current Scalabrinian ministry in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

COMMUNITIES

St. Brigid's Parish
378 Nicholson Street
N. Fitzroy, VIC 3068
Tel. (61-3) 9489-6906
Tel. (61-3) 9489-6777
Fax: (61-3) 9489-9926

Fr. Maurizio Pettenà, c.s.
Fr. Vittorio Basso, c.s.
Fr. Jose Hernandez, c.s.
Fr. Delmar Silva, c.s.

St. Luke's Parish
1A David Street
Lalor, Vic 3075
Tel (61-3) 9465-2180
Fax (61-3) 9464-1794

Fr. Florentino Galdo, c.s.
Fr. Dante Orsi, c.s.
Fr. Dino Torresan, c.s.
 

Scalabrini Mission House
970 Plenty Road
South Morang, Vic 3752
Tel (61-3) 9404-3877
Fax (61-3) 9437-8710

Fr. Vito Pegolo, c.s.