Brunswick North, VIC - St Margaret Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1920
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Address: 51 Mitchell Street, Brunswick North, Victoria, 3056
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people
Last Updated: 17/01/2022
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History and Architecture:
St Margaret Mary's was originally part of the parish of St Ambrose in Brunswick. It was first known as St Matthew's and was established in 1913. The original St Matthew's church, built the previous year, served as a church, school and hall.
A Foundation stone reads, " A.O.D.G. To the worship of God under the invocation of Saint Margaret Mary this Foundation stone was laid by His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne The Most Rev Daniel Mannix D.D. L.L.D. on Sunday the 14th March 1920".
The name of the school and parish was officially changed to St. Margaret Mary’s at the laying of the foundation stone.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 - 1928 | Father John P. O'Connell | 1929 | ||
| 1929 - 1936 | Father Tom Power | 1969 | ||
| 1936 - 1941 | Father John Donovan | 1941 | ||
| 1943 - 1959 | Father Maurice Brosnan | 1959 | ||
| 1960 - 1972 | Father John O'Carroll | 1929 | ||
| 1972 - 1981 | Father Sam Dimattina | |||
| 1982 - 1987 | Father Joseph Lattuca | 1991 | ||
| 1988 - 1989 | Father Michael Jackson | 2015 | ||
| 1990 - 1995 | Father Elio Proietto | |||
| 1996 - 2000 | Father Pat Laws | |||
| 1997 - | Father Nick Castelyns | |||
| 2000 - | Father Elio Proietto | |||
| 2001 - 2006 | Father Lawrie Moate | |||
| 2007 - | Father Anthony Quang | |||
| 2021 - | Father Anthony Nguyen |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Church website.