About Us

Welcome to the website for the Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults.

The Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults is a ministry within the Archdiocese of Adelaide and the Catholic Education Office of South Australia. We work in partnership - affirming, encouraging, challenging and supporting young people and those who accompany them, on their faith journeys.

We strive to provide young people throughout the Archdiocese of Adelaide with opportunities and events that will support them in their faith and you will find many of these advertised on this website.

The Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults serves young people 16 to 35 years old across the Archdiocese of Adelaide.


Joe Hicks
Joe Hicks works with young people in planning and leading specific projects and events across the Archdiocese of Adelaide, offering opportunities for young people to come together, celebrate and be nurtured in their faith.


Julie Trinidad
Julie Trinidad’s work involves ensuring that the perspectives, needs, skills and realities of young people are understood and addressed in pastoral planning.


Oreste Farrugia
Oreste Farrugia is the World Youth Day Project Officer. World Youth Day will be held in Sydney in July 2008. In Adelaide the lead up to this event will involve regular youth gatherings, events and information about the pilgrimage to Sydney. The Days in the Diocese program of events and journey of the cross will be highlights for Adelaide youth and international pilgrims.

Special thanks
The photography in the site was generously given to us by Ben Searcy, Ben MacMahon, and the World Youth Day 2008 main website.