office.sunshinecoast@syromalabar.org.au
Our Parish Priest
Fr. Abraham Nadukunnel
Fr. Abraham Nadukunnel is a Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Church, originally from Kerala, India. Fr. Nadukunnel was ordained on January 1, 1997. He currently serves as the Forane Vicar (Parish Priest) of St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Forane Church in Brisbane South, Australia. He is also an Eparchial Consultor for the Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle, Melbourne1.
He is also the spiritual director of the Nurses Ministry in Australia, a Catholic movement supporting professional nurses in their faith and service5.
Previously, he served as parish priest at St. Joseph’s Syro-Malabar Parish in Springfield (2022–2023) and has been actively involved in various church organisations and ministries, including the Cherupushpa Mission League and other community initiatives in Australia.