About the Parishes
Three parishes, one cluster, working together across the Mudgee region.
Mudgee Region Catholic Parishes
Mudgee Region Parishes is a cluster is made up of three parishes:
St Mary of the Presentation Parish, Mudgee
St John the Baptist Parish, Gulgong
St Dominic's Parish, Kandos, which also includes St Malachy's, Rylstone, as one of its churches.
The Mudgee parish office administers all three parishes centrally. St John the Baptist, Gulgong, and St Dominic's, Kandos, don't run separate parish offices — enquiries, bookings, and sacramental records for all four churches are handled from the one office in Mudgee.
Parish Clergy
Fr Paul Devitt VG
Vicar General
Vicar Forane – Eastern Region
Episcopal Vicar for Education
Parish Priest
St Mary of the Presentation Parish, Mudgee
St John the Baptist Parish, Gulgong
St Dominic’s Parish, Kandos
Rector
Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Carcoar
📞: +61 (2) 6372 2122
📧: pp.mudgee@cdob.org.au
📧: vg@bathurst.catholic.org.au
📮: PO Box 14 Mudgee NSW 2850
Deacon Charles Applin
📞: +61 (2) 6334 6400
📧: deacon.capplin@cdob.org.au
📮: PO Box 246, Bathurst NSW 2795
Parish Office Staff
Parish Secretary: Mrs Kristie Newman
Asst. Parish Secretary: Ms Krista O'Brien
📞: 02 6372 2122
📧: office.mudgee@cdob.org.au
📮: PO Box 14 Mudgee NSW 2850
Our Schools
The parish is closely connected with two local Catholic schools.
Mudgee Region Catholic Parishes Logos
This unified logo brings together three parish communities—representing four churches—into a single, harmonious mark bound by a central trinity knot.
St Mary of the Presentation Mudgee
Positioned at the top, featuring a sanctuary temple flanked by lilies, honouring Mary's presentation in the Temple.
St John the Baptist Gulgong
Set to the left, showing flowing waters and a baptismal shell, symbolising St John’s mission and baptism.
St Dominic's Kandos including St Malachy's Rylstone
Set to the right, featuring the Dominican star resting above an open book displaying twin spire silhouettes, representing the two worship sites united in one parish.
Center & Palette
At the heart, a rising sun and central cross over green hills symbolise unity and shared faith. The earthy palette of deep ink-green, bronze, and parchment cream reflects the warmth and rural character of the mid western NSW landscape.