Cootamundra, NSW - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1916
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Address: Morris Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales, 2590
Architect: E.R. Laver
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 02/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The first Roman Catholic was built in 1870. The Foundation stone of the current church was laid on 8 February 1916 by 1916 Bishop John Gallagher the Bishop of Goulburn.
The church was completed in less than six months and the first mass took place on June 25 in that year. Prior to 1916, the people worshipped at St. Columba’s church which was built in 1880 by the first resident Gundagai priest on the scene Fr. Patrick Dunne who would visit Cootamundra every fortnight.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 - 1910 | Father Richard Butler | 1913 | ||
| 1882 - 1882 | Father John Gaffey | Asst | 1914 | |
| 1882 - 1882 | Father Thomas Gray | Asst | ||
| 1882 - | Father Richard Kennedy | |||
| 1882 - | Father Edward Fallon | Asst | ||
| 1888 - | Father James Kennedy | Asst | ||
| 1888 - | Father Patrick Clune | Asst | ||
| 1889 - 1889 | Father John Curley | Asst | 1935 | |
| 1890 - | Father Daniel Leahy | Asst | ||
| 1892 - | Father Peter McAlroy | Asst | ||
| 1894 - | Father John Campbell | Asst | ||
| 1898 - | Father James O'Reilly | |||
| 1902 - | Father Peter Mulligan | Asst | 1934 | |
| 1902 - | Father William Slattery | Asst | ||
| 1908 - | Father John Fleming | Asst | ||
| 1908 - | Father Frederick Bormann | Asst | 1947 | |
| 1910 - 1933 | Father Terence O'Shaughnessy | 1933 | ||
| 1910 - 1910 | Father John McDwyer | Asst | 1916 | |
| 1910 - | Father Jeremiah O'Farrell | Asst | ||
| 1910 - | Father Patrick Gahan | Asst | 1946 | |
| 1910 - | Father Patrick O'Riordan | Asst | 1933 | |
| 1911 - | Father Thomas Slattery | Asst | ||
| 1912 - | Father Thomas Lynch | Asst | ||
| 1914 - | Father Richard O'Dea | Asst | ||
| 1914 - | Father Aeneas Hennessy | Asst | 1944 | |
| 1915 - | Father Michael Carey | Asst | ||
| 1916 - | Father Thomas Barry | Asst | ||
| 1916 - | Father Francis Hartigan | Asst | 1924 | |
| 1916 - | Father Peter Treacey | Asst | ||
| 1918 - | Father Timothy Collins | Asst | ||
| 1919 - | Father Peter Costelloe | Asst | 1950 | |
| 1921 - | Father Thomas Kinane | Asst | 1939 | |
| 1923 - | Father James McDade | Asst | 1943 | |
| 1923 - | Father Harold Devine | Asst | 1950 | |
| 1925 - | Father James Cannon | Asst | 1950 | |
| 1925 - | Father James Carragher | Asst | 1961 | |
| 1925 - | Father Matthew Bugler | Asst | 1957 | |
| 1926 - | Father Daniel Greene | Asst | ||
| 1927 - | Father James O'Connor | Asst | ||
| 1927 - | Father J. Fogarty | Asst | ||
| 1928 - | Father John McCuster | Asst | ||
| 1933 - 1938 | Father Thomas Lynch | 1950 | ||
| 1938 - 1961 | Monsignor James McKenna | |||
| 1961 - 1965 | Monsignor Leslie McKenna | 1965 | ||
| 1966 - 1979 | Father Dominic Egan | |||
| 1979 - 1989 | Father Brian Hassett | |||
| 1989 - 1994 | Father Greg Beath | |||
| 1994 - 1997 | Father Warrick Tonkin | |||
| 1998 - 2005 | Father Bernard Hennessey | |||
| 2005 - | Monsignor Kevin Barry Cotter | |||
| 2014 - | Father Joshy Kurien | |||
| 2013 - | Father Lolesio Gisa | Administrator |
Organ:
No other information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Deceased Clergy in Australia, 1788-present.
2. The History of the Sacred Heart Parish Cootamundra. E.J. O' Connor. HQ2014/2197