Governance

The Trustees of Kildare Ministries hold civil and canonical responsibilities as the Catholic Church authority for ten schools and three community works previously the responsibility of the Brigidine Sisters Australia and the Presentation Sisters Victoria. The Trustees are entrusted with the heritage, traditions and the charisms of the Brigidine and Presentation Sisters and seek to ensure that these are stewarded purposefully and meaningfully into the future. Kildare Ministries seeks to develop this contemporary narrative.

The ministries are entities under the jurisdiction of Kildare Ministries, a Public Juridic Person (PJP) established in September 2011 by decree of the Holy See. Kildare Ministries conducts its ministries according to its approved constitution and statutes.

In the exercise of this authority Kildare Ministries applies the principles of subsidiarity and the common good.  The civil authority is exercised by the companies of the ministries, which are governed by the appointed Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors, together with the Principal of the school or the Manager of the community work, is responsible for the management of the Company. The Trustees of Kildare Ministries, appointed by the Members Council, are responsible for protecting and assuring fidelity to mission and preserving property for the purpose of the ministries.
The following diagram outlines the current structure of Kildare Ministries.