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Clergy of the Parish

Our parish is served by the Rosminians (officially known as the Institute of Charity). The order was founded by an Italian priest, Antonio Rosmini in 1828. Only seven years later he sent one of his earliest followers with two companions to England at the request of Bishop Baines, Vicar of the Western District. In 1847 the order was asked to take charge of Newport, and in 1854 it also took charge of Cardiff. At the present time the Institute of Charity cares for three parishes in each of these two cities; St Joseph’s is one of the youngest, and was founded on the 1st of June 1913.

Brother Brian Butler IC

Brother Brian entered the Rosminian Noviciate in September 1992. He joined the community at St Joseph’s in January 1998, at which point he also joined the Chaplaincy Department at the University Hospital of Wales (the Heath). After being with us for 9 months, Brother Brian made his Final Profession on the 3rd of September 1998. Brother Brian is always pleased to receive details of any patient in the Heath (or who will be going into the Heath) and who would like a visit.

Brother Brian can be contacted direct at the Hospital Chaplaincy on:
      (029) 2074 3230

There are further contact details for Br. Brian on the Contact Page.

Fr. Edward Cody IC

Fr. Cody joined the Rosminians in 1949.

Fr. Chris Fuse IC (Parish Priest)

Fr Chris Fuse comes to us from the parish of the leafy valley of Neath, but he is a Cardiff boy educated at St Peter’s Primary and St Illtyds, (back in the days of its Splott Road site). He has worked in the Rosminian school in Huddersfield, and at the International formation house of the Rosminians at Porta Latina.

You might find him on the Taff Trail on his bike, but not in the rain...

Fr. Chris’ contact details are listed on the Contact Page.

Rosiminians

You can find out more about the Rosminian Order (Institute of Charity) from their own website: www.rosmini.org

Deacon Mark Howe

Mark was ordained as a permanent deacon in June 2009. He works as a computer programmer (website stuff mainly) when not looking after his children. Originally from Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire, Mark came to Cardiff to study electronics at the University. He has been in the parish since 1997.

Mark’s contact details are listed on the Contact Page (under Webmaster).