Bishop of Darwin
The Rev. Charles Victor Emmanuel Gauci, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Adelaide, was born in Malta on 31 March 1952 and moved with his family to Australia at the age of 12. He attended elementary schools in Malta and high schools in Australia. In January 1971 he entered the seminary of Saint Francis Xavier of Adelaide and was ordained a priest on 10 December 1977 for the same archdiocese. He later attended courses to become a spiritual director with training in Ignatian spirituality. He carried out his ministry mainly in large parishes such as Hectorville (1978-1983), Woodville (1983-1985), Elizabeth North (1985) and Elizabeth South (1987-1998), Noarlunga-Seaford (1998), Willunga-Kangaroo Island, Victor Hector Goolwa Island and Noarlunga-Seaford-Willunga (2001). Rev. Gauci is the national chaplain of the Society of Christian Doctrine and is also chaplain of several schools. He has held various roles at archdiocesan level: diocesan consulter, president of the presbyteral council, member of the Council of Priests, member of the Appointments Board, chaplain of the Council for Youth and Young Adults, and local dean. Since February 2017 he has served as administrator of Adelaide Cathedral.