Merriwa, NSW - St Anne's Catholic

Year Built: 1881

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Address: 9 Vennacher Street, Merriwa, New South Wales, 2329

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people

Last Updated: 05/10/2023

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History and Architecture:

The first Catholic church in town dates from 1858. The current Church was built in 1879-81 to a design by J.W. Pender, with extensions in 1938 which cost over £5,000.

The Freemans Journal of 25 June 1881 records "the new Catholic Church at Merriwa was solemnly blessed and opened on Sunday week by his Lordship the Bishop of Armidale assisted by the Very Reverend Thomas English of Maitland". Patrick Cronin who was deported to Australia as a criminal and who received a “Ticket of Leave” was instrumental in the building of the church.

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
1883 - Father Kearns
1939 - Father Moylan
1948 - Father Casey
1950 - Father Cantwell approx date
1974 - Father J. Delaney

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Contributions:

1. Richard Cronin photo of stained glassed window.

Source:

1. Trove.