Dean, St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane

The Very Rev'd Dr Peter Catt

About The Very Rev'd Dr Peter -

The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt is Dean of St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane. Dr Catt holds a Bachelor of Divinity and a PhD in Evolutionary Microbiology. He is Chair of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce and President of A Progressive Christian Voice. He also serves on Anglican and Ecumenical Social Justice Committees at a Diocesan and national level.

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Articles by The Very Rev'd Dr Peter

Happiness

“Whenever one of her kids announced a plan for their life, be it to do with a course of study, a career change, the forming of a relationship or a relocation, my mum would ask us just one question, ‘Are you happy?’ For my mum, happiness was the greatest good; the measure of all things,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Cathedral proudly welcomes the ABC and Jo Inkpin

St John’s Cathedral welcomed the ABC’s Compass team, as they filmed last Sunday’s episode onsite featuring The Rev’d Dr Jo Inkpin who shared her story about becoming Australia’s first openly transgender priest

“St John’s Cathedral has a strong commitment to community engagement and working in partnership with like-minded organisations, which helps us to be more effective in the delivery of much-needed services"

A deacon, a dojo and a dentist

“The Rev’d Dr Ann Solari joined forces with a local martial arts dojo and dentist recently to collect supplies and monetary donations for people doing it tougher on our streets in the wake of the temporary closure of many emergency homeless outreach services,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt from Resource Church St John’s Cathedral, who also offers helpful community engagement tips

A National Day for Australia: the need for a national conversation

“It seems to me that the most effective and unifying of National Days are those which seek to build on a sense of unity or common purpose that is shared across the nation,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Remembrance Day

This year on Remembrance Day and Defence Sunday, we remember our Defence Force Chaplains and the important pastoral care work they do with our military personnel and veterans

People of faith gather with striking students, workers and business owners

“Those who spoke and prayed reminded us that we have the capacity to address this crisis of our own making,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt on Friday’s ecumenical Climate Justice Prayer Event, which preceded the Global Climate Strike

Earth Overshoot Day 2019: The Very Rev'd Dr Peter Catt on ABC Radio

The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt spoke with ABC Radio’s Rachel Mealey about Earth Overshoot Day on 29 July, marking the day when humanity’s demands for ecological resources, including fish, forests and fresh water, exceed what the Earth can renew in a year