Your Catholic faith has been a source of guidance, inspiration, and strength throughout life’s many milestones. By leaving a gift at any stage of your life or in your Will, you can help nurture the mission of your parish, support the Catholic Church, and pass on the gift of faith to future generations.
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Your gift to the Catholic Church helps support our clergy, sustain vital ministries, and care for those in need. Donations ensure parishes can continue their mission, nurture faith in future generations, and provide hope to the vulnerable. Every contribution, big or small, makes a lasting difference in supporting our priests and the wider Catholic community.
Recommended Bequest and Will Wording
For a general Gift to the Diocese of Cairns
“I give (amount/percentage/asset/item) to The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 for the use and benefit of the general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. I direct that the receipt of the Bishop/Financial Administrator for the time being of The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation of the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my trustee.”
For a Parish within the Diocese of Cairns
“I give [amount/percentage/asset/item] to The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 for the use and benefit of the general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the [insert the specific name of the parish]. However, if this Parish ceases to exist in its current form, then to the new parish or parishes erected in its stead which may include the Parish named in this clause (if more than one then equally as tenants in common). I direct that the receipt of the Bishop/Financial Administrator for the time being of The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my trustee.”
Holy Spirit Seminary Appeal Will Wording
“I give [amount/percentage/asset/item] to The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 for the general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Holy Spirit Seminary Appeal. I direct that the receipt of the Bishop/Financial Administrator for the time being of The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my trustee.”
For the Clergy Retirement Foundation
“I give [amount/percentage/asset/item] to The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 for the use and benefit of the general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Clergy Retirement Foundation. I direct that the receipt of the Bishop/Financial Administrator for the time being of The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Cairns ABN 50 681 607 010 shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my trustee.”
The purpose of the Clergy Retirement Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is to provide such social welfare, maintenance, necessities of life and relief from poverty as priests may need in infirmity, sickness, incapacity, old age or other necessitous circumstances.
