East Bentleigh, VIC - St Peter's Catholic

Year Built: 1973

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Saint: Peter

Address: 844 Centre Road, East Bentleigh, Victoria, 3165

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Boon Wurrung people

Last Updated: 03/02/2023

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History and Architecture:

The present parish of St. Peter's was originally part of Brighton Parish (Est. 1853) and later included in St. Paul's, Bentleigh Parish (Est. 1928).

The first Church building in this area was a small wooden school house and hall erected in February, 1865 on Centre Road, opposite the present Moorabbin Hospital. A brick school building constructed in 1903 replaced the original wooden structure and was the site of the first Mass celebrated in East Bentleigh.

Archbishop Little blessed and opened the new St. Peter's church on December 15, 1974. Fr. Coakley developed the plan for a new Church in 1972 and worked tirelessly on the project until his death on July 18, 1973.

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
1955 - 1958 Father Frederick McKenna 1958
1958 - 1969 Father William Casey 1999
1960 - 1964 Father Joseph Browne Asst
1965 - 1966 Father Edward Fitzpatrick Asst 1996
1967 - 1969 Father Malcolm Crawford Asst
1969 - 1973 Father Daniel Coakley 1973
1970 - 1973 Father Kevin Dillon Asst
1973 - 1993 Father Maurice Heriot
1974 - 1976 Father Ray Whitehouse Asst
1976 - 1977 Father Terry Laidler Asst
1977 - Father Gerald O'Conor Asst
1977 - 1979 Father William Van Kooy Asst 2002
1980 - 1982 Father Colin Bourke Asst
1983 - 1985 Father Desmond Moloney Asst
1986 - 1988 Father Michael Sierakowski Asst
1988 - 1990 Father Rod Pitts Asst
1989 - 1991 Father Tim Tolan Asst
1992 - 1994 Father Wahid Rahid
1993 - 2002 Father Gordon Gebbie
1995 - 1996 Father John Petroulis Asst
1997 - Father John Tollan Asst
2000 - 2002 Father Shane Carr Asst
2002 - Father Michael Sierakowski
2005 - Father Paul Gurry Asst
2018 - Father Raju Jacob

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. The Golden Harvest, A History of St Peter's Parish East Bentleigh 1984 - 2005
2. Deceased Clergy in Australia, 1788-present