THEY SERVE THE LORD


The early Carrucan families wore the badge of Irish Catholicism proudly and their lives were intwined with the local Eltham Catholic community.

It is not surprising that an ongoing stream of generous souls have risen from their ranks to dedicate themselves to the Church as priests, nuns or brothers.

We proudly celebrate these pioneers who helped build the Catholic Church in Australia and we are proud that, even today, the Carrucan family has a number of members active as clergy and/or in religious orders.

The list includes

Father Peter Carrucan
Father Richard (Don) Lane S.J.
Father Myles Patrick (Pat) Smith
Rev. Jim Martin
Monsignor Bernie O'Regan
Father Frank O'Regan
Brother Raymund O'Regan F.M.S.
Father Joseph Speakman

Maureen Kelly - Sister Bernadine, Brigidine Sisters
Mary Veronica (Molly) O'Bryan - Sister Veronica, Sisters of the Poor
Agnes Josephine (Bonnie) O'Bryan - Sister Michelle, Mercy Sisters

This page has been setup to gather short biographies of the many Carrucan family members who have served and continue to serve the Lord in this way.

Note other family members spent part of their lives in either the priesthood or religious life but chose to leave for various personal reasons. We also acknowledge their contribution to the life of the Church and to the lives of their community.

Please feel free to contribute by forwarding information to Tim Erickson (terick@melbpc.org.au)