Background
Rev Dr Hanlon is currently Assistant Priest with Caboolture Catholic parish. Prior to his ordination Fr Hanlon had a diverse employment background in clerical/administrative positions in various departments of the Commonwealth Public Service. He was ordained as a Catholic priest from Pius XII Seminary, Brisbane in 1984 and then served in various parishes in the Brisbane Archdiocese until 1994. From 1995 until 2001, Fr Hanlon held the position of Lecturer in Church History at Banyo Seminary. He is a current member of Aust. And NZ Association of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (ANZAMEMS) and is President of the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society.
Publications
In collaboration with Martyn, John RC, "The Letters of Gregory the Great" Pontificate Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto Canada 2004 3 Vol. (Chris Hanlon contributed to Introduction and Footnotes to this publication)
Newspaper – "Catholic Leader" – weekly articles for ‘Question Box’ Feb 1998 – Oct 2000
B. Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
"St Augustine of Canterbury and the Liturgy of the Early English Church", "Liturgy News" 27.2 (June 1997)
pp.12-14.
C. Editor: ‘Proceedings of the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society’ Vol 5(1996), Vol 6 (1999), Vol 7 (2000).
D. Book Review: "An Island Broken in Two Halves, Land and Renewal Movements among the Maori of New Zealand" Heythrop Journal 42 (2001) pp. 512-513.
E. Conference Papers and Published Articles:
"Et Intro Ebo: The Case of Ebo of Reims", Conference Paper, History Dept. – University of Qld, delivered Aug 1991 (unpublished).
"Studying Egyptology in Iceland, or Working as a Medievalist in Queensland", Conference Paper delivered
2 Oct 1991 to the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society, "Proceedings of the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society"
Vol 3 (1992) pp.17-77.
"Anglo-Saxon Religious Women and Boniface’s German Mission", Conference Paper, ANZAMRS (Australian and New Zealand Assoc. of Medieval and Renaissance Studies), Melbourne, 6–9 Feb 1992.
"Owen Leo Hayes (1889–1967)", "Australian Dictionary of Biography", Vol 14 (1940–1980), Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1995, pp.415-416.
"Language of the Christian Mission in Carolingian Europe: Some Comments on Latin and Vernacular Sources", Conference Paper, ANZAMRS Conference, Brisbane, 30 Jan–2 Feb 1996.
"Seventy-fifth Anniversary of St Oliver Plunkett Church, Cannon Hill (1921–1996)", private publication, Cannon Hill 1996.
"Ottonian Missions: Tenth-Century Cultural Crossings and Conflicts", Conference Paper, ANZAMEMS (Australian and New Zealand Assoc. of Medieval and Early Modern Studies) Conference, Wellington, NZ, 2–5 Feb 1998.
"Virgins, Mothers and Martyrs, Female Militant Responses to the Gospel in Early Christianity", Conference Paper, Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church Conference, Sydney, 8–11 Jan 1999.
"Banyo Seminary Archives", Paper delivered to Brisbane Catholic Historical Society, 5 Oct 1999 (unpublished).
"Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and the Pugin Chapel, Brisbane", Conference Paper, Queensland Education Society Conference, University of Qld, 23 Oct 1999, published in "Proceedings of the Brisbane Catholic Historical Society" Vol 7 (2000) pp…
"Going to the Movies", "Songlines" (Spring 1999) pp.16-20.
"Gregory the Great and the Emperor Phocas", Conference Paper, ANZAMEMS Conference, Sydney, 1–4 Feb 2000.
"On Books and Writing: Early Christian Art and Thought (Part 1: 6th–8th centuries)", Conference Paper, Words and Pictures Conference, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, 1 April 2000.
"Spiritual Direction and the Movies", Conference Paper, Australian Network of Spiritual Direction Conference, Banyo, 5–8 May 2000.
"A History of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem", unpublished conference paper, 2000.
“The History of Byzantine North Africa”. Paper delivered at Australian and New Zealand Association of Medieval and Early Modern Scholars (ANZAMEMS) Conference, Melbourne, Feb 2003.
In Press
In conjunction with Professor Pauline Allen, Director for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University, Banyo. "The Horizons of A Bishops World As Seen in the Letters of Augustine Hippo and Gregory The Great". In preparation for conference for Payer and Spirituality to be held at Australian Catholic University, St Patrick's Campus, Melbourne July 2005.
Contact Details
hanlon@bne.catholic.net.au