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Participants & Speakers
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Monsignor David Cappo
David Cappo is a Catholic Priest of the Archdiocese of Adelaide. He was given the title of Monsignor by Pope John Paul 11 in 2002. He is currently the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Adelaide. He has qualifications in social work and has worked for both the local and national Church in social policy areas for the most disadvangated and vulnerable in the community.
In the 1970s Monsignor Cappo spent ten years in the delivery of social welfare programs for the State Government Department for Community Welfare. In 1994 he was appointed a member of the executive of the National Council of the Commonwealth Government for the International Year of the Family. He has also served on Commonwealth Government Advisory Boards regarding homelessness and poverty in Australia. In 2002 Monsignor Cappo was appointed by the South Australian State Government to Chair the Social Inclusion Board, a major initiative in bringing about equality of opportunity for citizens to live in dignity.
Monsignor Cappo has also made a public commitment to inter religious dialogue and spoke in 2002 at the World Peace Conference in Vienna. He is a strong advocate for authentic dialogue between religions of the world.
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