Fr Thomas Kulandaisamy comes from the State of Tamilnadu, India.  He belongs to the Order of Missionaries of St Francis de Sales, whose priests have been ministering here in Malmesbury ever since the start of the catholic mission in 1867.  He was ordained to the priesthood in December 2009.  He completed all his seminary formation in India (philosophy in Suvidya College-Bangalore, and theology in JDV Papal Athaneum-Pune).

After his ordination to his priesthood, he obtained his licentiate degree in Canon Law in 2013 from St Peter’s Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore, India, and gained his doctorate in canon law from Pontifical Lateran University-Rome in 2017.  He also holds a MA in English literature, and has a diploma in the cause of canonisation of Saints.

Besides his parish duties, he sits as one of the judges in the Marriage Tribunal of Clifton Diocese, and serves as the canonical counsellor for the Order of MSFS.  He is also one of the provincial Councillors for the MSFS Province of England and Vice-Postulator for the Cause of beatification of Fr Peter Mermier, the Founder of the Missionaries of St Francis de Sales. 

Deacon Steve Boughton was appointed to St Aldhelms on ordination, and was asked to serve in Malmesbury and concurrently at St Peter’s, Cirencester and St Michael’s, Tetbury for 2 years. In 2015 he joined the Clifton Diocese diaconal formation team supporting potential deacons as they discerned their vocation and begin their training, and in 2020 was appointed vocations promoter to the Permanent Diaconate, advising and encouraging men to consider their potential calling as a deacon. In 2024, he was asked to lead the training and preparation of all Clifton Diocese deacons, ensuring they are ready and equipped to serve across the southwest. Steve is married with two adult children, and he graduated in 2017 with a MA in Contemporary Ethics from Heythrop College, University of London. He works in his own business transforming large companies that want to change and grow, and in his spare time he is an avid reader and an appalling golfer. re time he is an avid reader and an appalling golfer. 

Deacon Rémi Thivet was ordained in September 2025 and has lived in Malmesbury since 2014 and more recently moved to Hullavington.

He is married with two children.

Rémi graduated in 2004 with a BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Nancy-Brabois and in 2007 an MEng degree in the same field from the University of Belfort in France.

Rémi works for an engineering company in Bristol.

When time allows for leisure, he likes DIY and gardening. He also enjoys reading about scriptures and spirituality.