Shepparton, VIC - St Brendan's Catholic
Year Built: 1924
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Saint: Brendan
Address: 121 Knight Street, Shepparton, Victoria, 3630
Architect: A.A. Fritsch
Traditional Owners: Yorta Yorta people
Last Updated: 07/03/2023
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History and Architecture:
The very first Mass held in the Shepparton area was held in 1876.*
The first reference to St Brendan's church was made in the Advocate Newspaper of 16 July 1881 when it mentioned the drawing of an Art Union for the St Brendan's Presbytery. The names of the Architect and builder are not known due to a fire that destroyed the records.*
The first Church was opened and dedicated on 25 May 1879 with the Right Reverend Dr Crane assisting Fathers Scanlan and Kennedy with 400 people attending.*
In 1883 it was decided to enlarge the church as the population of Shepparton had grown so large that the church could not hold enough Mass's. Tenders were called on 13 November for the enlargement and plastering of the church. By the following February the new enlarged church was dedicated by Dr Reville O.S.A.*
A fire destroyed the church on 29 January 1900 but by 11 November the same year had been re built. By 1924 further enlargements had been carried out.*
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 - 1882 | Father P. J. Byrne | Asst | ||
| 1880 - 1884 | Father Michael Kennedy | 1905 | ||
| 1882 - 1884 | Father Denis McCarthy | Asst | ||
| 1884 - 1888 | Rev P. Kavanagh | Asst | ||
| 1884 - 1887 | Father Michael O'Connor | |||
| 1887 - 1896 | Father James McCarthy | 1927 | ||
| 1888 - 1889 | Father M. Byrne | Asst | ||
| 1889 - 1891 | Father Denis O'Dee | Asst | ||
| 1892 - 1900 | Father M. Smith | Asst | ||
| 1896 - 1908 | Very Rev Dean Timothy Murphy | |||
| 1901 - 1904 | Father John Skelly | Asst | ||
| 1905 - 1906 | Father James Lawless | Asst | ||
| 1906 - 1907 | Father Joseph Brady | Asst | ||
| 1907 - 1908 | Father E. Rooney | Asst | ||
| 1908 - 1910 | Very Rev Dean James Gaffney | |||
| 1908 - 1912 | Father John Moran | Asst | ||
| 1910 - 1937 | Right Rev Monsignor Denis Hogan | V.G. | 1937 | |
| 1912 - 1913 | Father John Kennedy | Asst | ||
| 1913 - 1922 | Father Alphonsus Keane | Asst | ||
| 1923 - 1930 | Father Thomas Murphy | Asst | ||
| 1930 - 1933 | Father Michael Downey | Asst | ||
| 1933 - 1935 | Father G. Shanahan | Asst | ||
| 1936 - 1947 | Father John Hussey | Asst | 1987 | |
| 1937 - 1946 | Right Rev Monsignor Peter Mahoney | 1954 | ||
| 1944 - 1946 | Father Patrick Collins | Asst | ||
| 1946 - 1947 | Father George Leonard Sait | Asst | 1971 | |
| 1946 - 1949 | Very Rev Dean Richard Kelly | R.I. | 1949 | |
| 1947 - 1949 | Father Timothy Scott | Asst | 2001 | |
| 1948 - 1950 | Father Edward Egan | Asst | ||
| 1949 - | Right Rev Monsignor Thomas Murphy | |||
| 1951 - 1963 | Father Gerald Moylan | Asst | 2001 | |
| 1952 - 1954 | Father John Ryan | Asst | ||
| 1961 - 1962 | Father Maurice Duffy | Asst | 1987 | |
| 1962 - | Right Rev Monsignor Anthony Bones | V.F. | ||
| 1963 - 1967 | Father Frank Jones | Asst | ||
| 1964 - 1965 | Father Donal O'Neill | Asst | 2015 | |
| 1966 - 1967 | Father P. Ly | Asst | ||
| 1967 - 1968 | Father J. Railton | Asst | ||
| 1967 - 1971 | Father Brian Connell | Asst | ||
| 1968 - 1972 | Father Peter Jeffrey | Asst | ||
| 1971 - 1971 | Father Frank Marriott | Asst | ||
| 1972 - 1974 | Father Ronald Hayes | Asst | ||
| 1973 - 1980 | Father Edward Harte | Asst | ||
| 1975 - 1976 | Father John Stockdale | Asst | ||
| 1977 - 1978 | Father R. Drake | Asst | ||
| 1978 - | Father A. D'Cruz | Asst | ||
| 1980 - | Father Crameri |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The New Rush, the History of St Brendan's Parish, 1880 - 1980. SLT 282.94541 SH4M
2. Deceased Clergy in Australia, 1788-2023.