I was born on October 16th , 1946 in Brisbane, Australia and studied from 1958 to 1964 at Iona College, which was run by the Oblates.

In 1965, I joined the Oblates and from 1966 to 1972, I studied theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and Monash University in Melbourne.

I was ordained priest in 1973 in Melbourne. After my ordination, I worked as a teacher until 1983 in schools run by the Oblates.

In 1985, I joined the Oblates in Hong Kong. After two years of language study, I worked in Notre Dame Parish from 1987 to 1995, first as Assistant Parish Priest and then Parish Priest. In 1995 to 2001, I served as the Parish Priest in Lantau Island Parish.

I moved in September 2001 to Zhaoqing, China, where I am currently working as an English teacher at the Canadian-American School.