Foster, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1983
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Saint: Joseph
Address: 19 O'Connell Road, Foster, Victoria, 3960
Architect: Algis A. Klimas
Last Updated: 03/03/2023
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History and Architecture:
The first Church was erected in 1889 of weatherboard and was 50 feet by 25 feet. The builder was Mr Davis and the Architect was Mr C Scanlan. The Church was blessed and consecrated by the Rt Reverend P. O'Donahue on 23rd June 1889.
A plaque on the wall of the current Church reads, " This Church of St Joseph was consecrated and Parish Centre blessed by +Eric Darcy Bishop of Sale on 30 January 1983 Parish Priest Father Peter A.M. Kooloos Architect Algis A. Klimas Builder E.P. & L.A. Brennan".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 - 1944 | Father Stan Crowe | 1979 | ||
| 1944 - 1946 | Father Edward Hynes | 1996 | ||
| 1946 - 1947 | Father Kevin Moriarty | 1949 | ||
| 1947 - 1951 | Father John Cunningham | |||
| 1952 - 1953 | Father Joseph O'Hagan | |||
| 1961 - 1962 | Father Dan McCartan | |||
| 1958 - 1969 | Father Jim McGuigan | |||
| 1969 - 1972 | Father John Phelan | |||
| 1972 - 1980 | Father Tom O'Connell | |||
| 1980 - 1985 | Father Peter Kooloos | |||
| 1985 - 1993 | Father Frank Young | |||
| 1993 - 1995 | Father John Speekman | |||
| 1995 - 1998 | Father Mark Godridge | |||
| 1998 - | Father Denis O'Bryan | |||
| 2022 - | Father Antony Rebelo |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Mountain Scrub and Plain The History of St Joseph's Parish Foster, Toora, Fish Creek. Maureen Jones. SLTF 282.9456 J72M