Keilor, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1877
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 36 Church Street, Keilor, Victoria, 3036
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people
Last Updated: 12/02/2022
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History and Architecture:
Christ Church Anglican Keilor, was designed by Ebenezer Bonfield and dedicated by Dr. Macartney, Dean of Melbourne, on January 28th, 1877, which replaced a corrugated iron building on the Calder Highway between Bonfield and Flora Streets.
The first vicar of the` church was the Rev. R.H. Rodda and the first collection was taken up in a butter dish belonging to the Bonfield family. Features area the entrance porch,, buttresses, slate roof, pointed arched windows and door openings, circular windows in gables and west gable' surmounted by a Celtic cross and wall plaques of district pioneers. Most of the stained glass dates from the.1950s. The church was restored, painlessly and extend in 1965.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 - 1866 | Rev John Bettridge Stair | Locum | 1814 | 1898 |
| 1868 - | Rev Henry Forde Scott | Lay Reader | 1840 | 1912 |
| 1877 - | Rev Richard Henry Rodda | 1835 | 1926 | |
| 1879 - 1906 | Rev Richard Henry Rodda | 1835 | 1926 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Historical Plaque.
2. Cable Clergy Index.