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In 2008, Mercy Partners was established as a pontifical and ministerial PJP to provide sponsorship and governance for ministries conducted by the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland.

And because they are partners, their relationships rely more on the formative value of friendship and collective vision than on inflexible institutional structures.

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Since its inception, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queensland, the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Australia and the Sisters of Mercy Parramatta have joined Mercy Partners in 2014, 2017 and 2021 respectively.

Today, Mercy Partners is a dynamic multi-charism, multi-ministry Public Juridic Person (PJP) dedicated to continuing the mission of the founding congregations of our ministries into the future.  We work together as partners to further God’s mission of hope, compassion, respect and justice in our world.

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Our Purpose

Mercy Partners was established to:

  • sponsor ministries in the name of the Catholic Church
  • respond compassionately and creatively to existing and emerging needs within communities
  • advocate in the public forum on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged, particularly those associated with our ministries
  • provide a pathway in the Catholic Church for canonical leadership of ministries by lay people.
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