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CDFpay for Parishes

Is your parish looking for a way to accept digital cash-free offerings and donations? ​


With CDFpay for Parishes, give parishioners an option to make a donation online that is safe, secure and deposited directly into parish CDF accounts.

Benefits for the whole community

For parishioners

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  • Make a donation from anywhere at any time​
  • Set-up recurring payments or make a one-time donation​
  • Have the option to choose between an offering for a parish or presbytery account​

For parishes



  • Increase payment options for parishioners​
  • Reduce the dependency on cash​
  • Reduce cash administration and risk​
  • Receive greater reporting and payment data​
  • Easily link your parish’s CDFpay portal directly to the parish website or social media channels​

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Our parish already has direct debit, why should I consider CDFpay?

    Signing parishioners up for direct debit involves considerable administration and paperwork. CDFpay for Parishes provides an opportunity for parishes to take a quantum leap towards automated giving online.

  • Isn’t it easier to share our parish BSB and Account Number?

    Sharing this information publicly is not safe and also increases the level of administration when identifying and collating payments. CDFpay for Parishes makes it easy and reduces the opportunity for error. As long as access to the internet is available, online giving can be made anywhere via the safe and secure platform.

  • Why are personal details collected when parishioners make a payment? Are their details safe?

    Personal details are required for validating payments. CDF respects the privacy of all personal information entered into CDFpay and is committed to upholding the Australian Privacy Principles. Any personal information will remain secure and confidential. 

    For more information view the CDF Privacy Policy.

  • Does CDFpay for Parishes only accept Credit Card?

    Parishioner payments can be made via either Debit or Credit Cards (Mastercard and Visa). We are working to add more payment options for parishioners in the near future.

  • What about our current Thanksgiving envelopes?

    While thanksgiving envelopes and other systems continue, CDFpay provides an additional option for parish visitors who may not have cash on-hand to give an offering.

Find a parish online and give today

Parishes in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Diocese of Bunbury, Diocese of Sale and Diocese of Ballarat are currently using CDFpay to collect online offerings.

Find a parish today
Seeking more information?


The team at CDF are here to help and are rolling-out product enhancements on a regular basis. If you have any questions please contact your CDF Relationship Manager or contact us.

More ways to
collect payments

Is your parish also looking to collect non-cash payments within your Church?


Physical Donation Terminals are also available through CDF. ​

What others are saying:

‘We tried other online payment options, but it meant our parishioners had to visit multiple sites online. CDFpay for Parishes is directly linked from our parish site. Because it’s Catholic Development Fund it’s seen as trusted by our congregation.’


Fr Nicholas Pearce
Holy Family, Mount Waverley

'Given what’s happening right now (COVID-19) there’s is an immediate pragmatic need to provide new ways for parishioners to make payments. CDFpay for Parishes, facilitates this for our community in a secure and credible way.

However, I believe that there’s also an amazing opportunity for our church longer term if we can have the courage to sensitively start a wider conversation about giving. A conversation that ties to the idea of sacrifice and mission as an expression of faith.’ 


Fr Daniel Serratore
St Benedict’s, Burwood

Contact our Payments Team for more information

Submit your request and our team will get back to you soon.

CDPF Limited, a company established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, has indemnified the Catholic Development Fund ABN 15 274 943 760 (the Fund) against any liability arising out of a claim by investors in the Fund. In practice, this means your investment is backed by the assets of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. The Fund is required by law to make the following disclosure. Investment in the Fund is only intended to attract investors whose primary purpose for making their investment is to support the charitable purposes of the Fund. Investors’ funds will be used to generate a return to the Fund that will be applied to further the charitable works of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Dioceses of Sale, Bunbury and Ballarat. The Fund is not prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). An investor in the Fund will not receive the benefit of the financial claims scheme or the depositor protection provisions in the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). The investments that the Fund offers are not subject to the usual protections for investors under the Corporations Act (Cth) or regulation by ASIC. Investors may be unable to get some or all of their money back when the investor expects or at all and investments in the Fund are not comparable to investments with banks, finance companies or fund managers. The Fund’s identification statement may be viewed here or by contacting the Fund. The Fund does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence.