Fr. Raju Jacob MST

Parish Priest

Raju.Jacobcam.org.au

I am Fr Jacob, a Priest of the Missionary Society of St Thomas the Apostle (MST) India, currently on service to the Archdiocese of Melbourne. I was born and raised in India with 5 siblings. I completed a Bachelors in Philosophy, English and Hindi Lit. and then I completed a Masters in Hindi Lit. I was ordained in 1997, and I taught in seminary for a number of years until I came to Australia in 2006. I was one of the pioneers of MST society to come to Australia, and currently there are seven MST priests in service in various diocese.
I started my ministry in Melbourne as Assistant Priest at Hampton Park and Hoppers Crossing, and then I was appointed administrator of St Joseph's Meredith Parish. Following this, I was appointed Parish Priest at St Scholastica Bennetswood, Mary Mother of God Ivanhoe and St Andrews Clayton South. His Grace, Archbishop Dennis Hart appointed me Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Parish, Bentleigh East mid 2018. It is my privilege and joy to share a part, to walk with, my Parishioners as the events of their lives unfold and to promote and to extend to them on all occasions, the flow of Christ’s all-embracing love.