RETURNING TO THE FATHER AFTER A HUNDRED YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD

Last week, Fathers Kevin Manning and Leo Saleeba entered eternal life after serving the Melbourne Church for 53  and  47  years  respectively.  In 2007, Fr. Manning  said the introduction of the Mass into English was one of his ‘greatest joys’ as a priest.   ‘The  expansion  of  the  role  of  lay  people  and  their involvement in parish life has brought new life to the Church’, he commented.
Fr. Saleeba was one of our first priests from a migrant family from Lebanon.  He had been parish priest of Kensington, Keysborough and East Geelong.