Yass, NSW - Old St Augustine's Catholic
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Saint: Augustine
Address: 105 Meehan Street, Yass, New South Wales, 2582
Architect: Joseph Fowell
Traditional Owners: Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 31/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
The foundation stone of the new church was laid on 11 April 1954 by Archbishop Eris O'Brien and the church was opened on 29 April 1956, by Archbishop Guilford Young. Fifty-year celebrations were organised on 29 April 2006 by Father Laurie Bent, who was Parish Priest in Yass at the time.
Clergy:
These clergy served the Yass Parish
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 - 1833 | Father John Joseph Therry | 1864 | ||
| 1838 - 1838 | Father Michael Brennan | 1864 | ||
| 1838 - 1838 | Father John Fitzpatrick | 1890 | ||
| 1839 - 1849 | Father Charles Lovet | PP | ||
| 1849 - 1857 | Father Patrick Magennis | PP | 1866 | |
| 1857 - 1861 | Father Michael McAlroy | 1880 | ||
| 1857 - 1861 | Father Patrick Bermingham | 1883 | ||
| 1861 - 1867 | Dean James Hanly | PP | ||
| 1861 - 1869 | Father Thomas O'Neill | |||
| 1863 - 1863 | Father Henry Garrett | |||
| 1864 - 1864 | Father P. O'Connel | |||
| 1868 - 1868 | Father William O'Brien | |||
| 1868 - 1870 | Father Richard Duigan | PP | 1870 | |
| 1870 - 1870 | Father P. Dunne | |||
| 1870 - 1871 | Father Henry Finnegan | 1898 | ||
| 1871 - 1906 | Father Patrick John O'Keefe | PP | 1915 | |
| 1871 - 1872 | Father Ed McCarty | |||
| 1872 - 1872 | Father M. J. Coffey | 1873 | ||
| 1872 - 1872 | Father L. Keating | |||
| 1872 - 1872 | Father Patrick F. Maloney | 1895 | ||
| 1872 - 1874 | Father John Gallagher | 1923 | ||
| 1873 - 1878 | Father A. T. O'Dwyer | 1922 | ||
| 1878 - 1880 | Father R. J. Carr | |||
| 1880 - 1881 | Father T. Hanley | |||
| 1885 - 1886 | Father Richard Kiely | 1906 | ||
| 1891 - 1893 | Father P. McCabe | |||
| 1893 - 1896 | Father P. F. Hanrahan | 1933 | ||
| 1897 - 1897 | Father R. T. Daly | 1930 | ||
| 1900 - 1900 | Father F. Clune | 1960 | ||
| 1900 - 1902 | Father Thos Mullins | |||
| 1901 - 1901 | Father M. J. Crowe | |||
| 1902 - 1902 | Father E. J. Laide | 1931 | ||
| 1901 - 1903 | Father T. D. Cleary | 1917 | ||
| 1904 - 1904 | Father E. J. Laide | 1931 | ||
| 1905 - 1906 | Father James Kennedy | 1928 | ||
| 1905 - 1906 | Father Alphonsus Coen | 1917 | ||
| 1905 - 1909 | Father James P. O'Reilly | 1911 | ||
| 1906 - 1948 | Father John F. Leonard | |||
| 1909 - 1909 | Father J. B. McDonnell | 1962 | ||
| 1911 - 1911 | Father Alphonsus Coen | 1917 | ||
| 1911 - 1911 | Father J. B. McDonnell | 1962 | ||
| 1911 - 1912 | Father W. J. Dwyer | |||
| 1911 - 1914 | Father P. Treacy | 1935 | ||
| 1912 - 1912 | Father Peter Mulligan | 1934 | ||
| 1913 - 1913 | Father P. J. Maloney | |||
| 1914 - 1917 | Father J. Galvin | 1976 | ||
| 1918 - 1918 | Father J. Carragher | 1961 | ||
| 1920 - 1925 | Father Gerald J. Bartley | 1954 | ||
| 1926 - 1928 | Father Matthew Bugler | 1957 | ||
| 1927 - 1928 | Father Austin H. O'Connor | |||
| 1928 - 1928 | Father Thomas Tarpey | 1949 | ||
| 1929 - 1932 | Father Jown Twomey | |||
| 1933 - 1933 | Father C. J. Whyte | 1967 | ||
| 1935 - 1935 | Father Thomas Moore | |||
| 1935 - 1936 | Father Charles Gleeson | |||
| 1936 - 1939 | Father Dominic F. Egan | |||
| 1938 - 1938 | Father J. McCusker | 1941 | ||
| 1939 - 1939 | Father Jeremiah Downey | 1913 | 1997 | |
| 1939 - 1940 | Father Lawrence Gallagher | 1969 | ||
| 1940 - 1945 | Father Timothy O'Donoghue | 1975 | ||
| 1942 - 1942 | Father Morgan O'Connor | 1977 | ||
| 1945 - 1945 | Father Thomas Moore | 1966 | ||
| 1945 - 1945 | Father Francis Casey | 1980 | ||
| 1945 - 1947 | Father William O'Shea | 1909 | 1992 | |
| 1946 - 1948 | Father Bede McPhillips | 1984 | ||
| 1947 - 1955 | Father Cecil Patterson | 1973 | ||
| 1948 - 1954 | Bishop Guilford Young | PP | 1988 | |
| 1949 - 1950 | Father L. C. McKenna | 1965 | ||
| 1951 - 1955 | Father Parker Moloney | |||
| 1954 - 1954 | Father Henry Bryne |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Deceased Clergy in Australia, 1788-2024.
2. Church website