Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life

The Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life has been mandated by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference with responsibility for national issues related to marriage and marriage preparation, pro-life issues, natural family planning and pregnancy support, specialist chaplaincies (e.g. for seafarers) and the pastoral care of young people, aged persons, people living with a disability, migrants and refugees, and groups that are seen as marginalised in Church life.

The Commission includes:

• Bishop D Eugene Hurley
• Bishop Justin J Bianchini
• Bishop Terence J Brady
• Bishop Peter J Elliott
• Bishop Joseph A Grech
• Bishop Gerard J Hanna
• Bishop Peter E Stasiuk CSsR AM

The Executive Secretary for the Commission is: Mr Bruce Ryan

For the full mandate and further information on the BCPL visit the ACBC website at www.catholic.org.au