Fr Nicholas Whereat

Nicholas became the rector of the parish on the 6th of April 2002.

Born in Tewksbury, England into a faithful Christian family, he came to Gordonvale, North Queensland as a small child.

Nicholas trained as a technician with Telecom before studying Theology at St Francis College in Milton, Brisbane, where he gained his Bachelor of Theology in 1987 and was ordained as a priest that same year. The predominant theology at the college may be described as liberal. This theological perspective together with Franciscan spirituality continues to be a strong influence on him, and he tries to live this spirituality in his daily life.

He started his ordained ministry as an honorary Assistant Curate at Banyo, and then worked as an Assistant Curate in the parishes of Wynnum, Nambour and Dalby. He was the Priest in Charge of the rural parish of Biggenden from 1990 to 1994.

In 1995, together with his wife Gwenn and their three children, Nicholas went with the South American Missionary Society to Concórdia in the state of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil. While in Brazil they were part of the ‘Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil’. While there they helped complete the construction of the Church of São Lucas. He worked closely with Revda. Noilves Rosa de Silva and Revdo Flavio de Oliveira. The bishop in the diocese was Dom Jubal Neves.

Nicholas is a family man who also likes to keep fit through running, cycling and occasional mini-triathlons. He also loves sailing and most water activities, so he has been active this past couple of years in support of Anglican Sailing Adventures In Life Skills.