New Farm, QLD - Holy Spirit Catholic
Year Built: 1930
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Address: 16 Villiers Street, New Farm, Queensland, 4005
Architect: J.P. Donoghue
Architectural Style: Renaissance
Traditional Owners: Turrbal people
Last Updated: 27/02/2024
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History and Architecture:
The interior Baptismal Font was made from Waterford limestone that was imported from Ireland. It featured columns of red and green marble that had been imported from Connemara and Cork. The original 1927 design roof of the tower had it to be built in a conical shape but it was completed three years later in a dome-shape.
The Renaissance style church, built in Benedict stone, features a 127-foot tower, and is an imposing local landmark and is the centrepiece of a Catholic Church precinct in New Farm. The church features a ceiling mural painted by renowned local artist William Bustard, who used local schoolchildren to model for his angels and cherubs figures.
The Church was blessed and opened on 1 June 1930.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Father Dee | 1964 | ||
| - | Father Denis O'Rourke | |||
| 1961 - | Monsignor Dee | approx date | ||
| - | Father Kevin Aspinall | 1991 | ||
| - | Father Rollo Enright | |||
| - | Father John Nee | |||
| - 1992 | Father Kerry Ryan | |||
| 1992 - 2014 | Father Lee Coote | |||
| 2014 - | Father Martin Ignacio Gutierrez Rodriguez | |||
| - | Father Syrilus Madin |
Source:
1. Church website
2. Brisbaine Heritage website.