MSC Chapter, Provincial Superior elected, Stephen Hackett MSC.
Fr Stephen Hackett was elected on the first ballot. He will succeed Fr Chris McPhee on July 1st.
Stephen was educated in sseveral primary schools, including Our Lady of the Rosary, Watson, at Braddon and Doncaster East, Secondary at Whitefriars, Monivae College, Hamilton. He entered the MSC at Croydon in 1978. He made his first profession in17th January 1982 and was ordained on 11th October. 1986 after studies at the Yarra Theological Union, B. Theol.
His ministries have included Education, St John's Darwin and Monivae, Chaplain at the University of New South Wales, Superior of the Monivae Community, early parish appointment to Park Orchards-Warrendyte, parish priest appointments in Casuarina, NT, Camp Hill, Queensland and Moonah-Lutana, Tasmania. He also served as Viar General and Chancellor the diocese of Darwin. Since 2016 he has served as Secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
His further studies: an M.Litt. (University of New England) on the theology of John S. Dunne and PhD (University of New South Wales), “The Architecture of Liturgy. Liturgical Ordering in Church Design. The Australian Experience in Perspective”. He currently chairs the National Liturgical Architecture and Art Council, is a member of the Australian Catholic Council for Pastoral Research, and is a member of the ecumenical Australian Academy of Liturgy.
The Voting
Scrutineers
Stephen voting
First Counsellor of the General Administration presided at the Eucharist, Fr Andre Claessens
Announcing the official ratification of the election by MSC Superior General, Fr Abzalon Tovar, Andre, Stephen, outgoing Provincial, Chris McPhee.
