OUR CLERGY
OUR PARISH PRIEST
FR. MICHAEL NADARAJU
He was born on the 14th February 1981 in Durban.
He entered St. Kizito Orientation Seminary (Oakford) for diocesan priests in the year 2000. He studied Philosophy at St. Peter’s seminary and Theology at St. John Vianney seminary (Pretoria) from the years 2001-2007. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Durban on the 15th December 2007 at the Emmanuel Cathedral (Durban).
He was appointed assistant priest at the parishes of Tongaat/Ballito/Shakaskraal as well as formator at St. Ambrose Formation House (Tongaat) for 5 years. He was parish priest at St. Vincent’s Parish (Pelham – PMB) for 3 years and at the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Pinetown) for 6 years.
He was sent to Rome in October 2021 for further studies and obtained a Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL) from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce). He is presently the Judicial Vicar of the Interdiocesan Tribunal of the Durban Metropolitan region.
He was appointed to the Parish of St. Joseph on the 1st August 2024.