Bequests & Gifts

Leaving a living gift is easy,

and the effect is eternal.

Your Catholic faith has guided, inspired and strengthened you through life’s many milestones. Please consider leaving a gift at any stage in your life, or in your Will, to support the mission of your parish, the Catholic Church, and the faith of future generations.

The Diocese of Cairns appreciates that a gift reflects a lifetime of hard work and dedication and receives your contribution with gratitude and reverence.

To assist and guide you with a bequest, see the suggested wording below:

Recommended Bequest Wording for the Clergy Support Foundation Appeal

Recommended Bequest 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.”

Recommended Bequest Wording to 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.”

Recommended Bequest Wording for the Clergy Retirement Foundation:

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.

“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.”

Your own named endowment fund

You can create your own named Endowment Fund to support a Catholic cause of your choice. Please contact us to discuss your wishes in more detail.

Let us know if you have included a gift in your Will

Thank you for considering a gift in your Will. If you have included a gift in your Will to support the mission of the Catholic Church, please let us know, so we may thank you and invite you to join us for a special service.