Paul was born and raised in Townsville North Queensland where he spent most of his time in his early ministry. He was Principal for ten years in Queensland before being a part of the final St Francis Xavier Province Leadership Team where he was heavily involved in the establishment phase of Edmund Rice Education Australia being asked to be on its inaugural Board in 2007. For the last 13 years Paul has been Principal of Christian Brothers’ High School Lewisham. He has a PhD in adolescent male spirituality and Masters degrees in Counselling and Educational Leadership.