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Denomination: Catholic
Lavington, NSW - Holy Spirit Catholic
Address: 550 Prune Street, , Lavington New South Wales, 2641
Father Patrick O'Connell opened the doors of the church in Lavington with Mass in the old Scout's hall Mutsch Street on Sunday February 1 1970. This hall was used for Mass by Sacred heart Parish when it was in Buckingham Street. The Church was to be semi circular with a rising six segment roof, backed by a square tower. R & GF Zauner…
Lawson, NSW - Our Lady of the Nativity Catholic
Year Built: 1928
Address: 254 Great Western Highway, , Lawson New South Wales, 2783
In 1903 Cardinal Moran blessed and opened the first wooden church dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians. For all of this time, the area was part of Katoomba Parish. Early in 1928, Mr Richard Meagher offered his Lawson property ‘Durham Lodge’ as the site for a new church. The church Our Lady of the Nativity is in fact a memorial to…
Leederville, WA - St Mary's Catholic
Address: 40 Franklin Street, , Leederville Western Australia, 6007
The Foundation stone was laid on 6 May 1923 by the Archbishop P.J. Clune D.D.
Leeton, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1955
Address: Wade Avenue, , Leeton New South Wales, 2705
A brick church the design of which was by Architects S.J. O'Halloran. The builder was T.J. Ashton. The Foundation stone was laid on 1 May 1955 by the Most Reverend F.A. Henschke D.D.
Leichhardt, NSW - St Columba's Catholic
Address: 213 Elswick Street, , Leichhardt New South Wales, 3516
Leichhardt, NSW - St Fiacre's Catholic
Address: 96 Catherine Street, , Leichhardt New South Wales, 2040
Lennox Head, NSW - Holy Family Catholic
Address: Ballina Street, , Lennox Head New South Wales, 2478
Leongatha, VIC - St Lawrence Catholic
Year Built: 1913
Address: 31 Ogilvy Street, , Leongatha Victoria, 3953
The Church was opened on 16th November 1913. The Foundation stone was laid by Bishop Patrick Phelan of the Sale Diocese on the 26th of April. Dr Mannix, Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne preached the occasional sermon at the Pontifical High Mass. The original plans for the Catholic Church prepared by Melbourne architect, Charles I.…
Lethbridge, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Address: Midland Highway, , Lethbridge Victoria, 3332
Lilydale, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1890
Address: Corner Jones & Clarke Street, , Lilydale Victoria, 3140
The first services were held in the Commerford family home in Edwards Street and on occasions in the de Castella's home. In 1863 Dr Fitzpatrick applied for 2 acres at the corner of Jones and Clarke Streets. In May 1864 work commenced on a small wooden building which was completed in January 1865. In mid 1869 Father Finn was suggesting…
Lilyfield, NSW - St Francis Catholic
Address: 12 Trevor Street, , Lilyfield New South Wales, 2040
Lindfield, NSW - Immaculate Heart of Mary and Holy Family Catholic
Year Built: 1927
Address: Cnr Highfield and Pacific Highway, , Lindfield New South Wales, 2070
A Foundation stone reads, "A.M.D.G. This Foundation stone was laid by Michael Kelly Archbishop of Sydney January 23rd 1927".
Lindisfarne, TAS - Incarnation Catholic
Address: 1 Bay Road, , Lindisfarne Tasmania, 7015
The current church was designed by parishioner and architect Lindsay Wallace Johnston. The church adopted the progressivist ideals of New Brutalism in design.
Lismore, NSW - St Carthage's Cathedral Catholic
Address: 8 Leycester Street, , Lismore New South Wales, 2480
Bishop Jeremiah Doyle laid the foundation stone for the Lismore Cathedral in 1892. St Carthage's Cathedral was named after the Cathedral in Lismore, located in County Waterford, Dublin, Ireland.
Lismore, VIC - St John's Catholic
Year Built: 1950
Address: High Street, , Lismore Victoria, 3324
The Foundation stone was laid by W.H Johnson Bishop of Ballarat 18 August 1950.
Lithgow, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1977
Address: 69 Lett Street, , Lithgow New South Wales, 2790
A Foundation stone reads, " St Patrick's Church was solemnly blessed by Most Rev A.R.E. Thomas D.D. Bishop of Bathurst on 17th April 1977 - Rt Rev MGR J. Sexton Pastor Rev T. Ryan Associate".
Little River, VIC - St Michael's Catholic
Address: You Yangs Road, , Little River Victoria, 3211
The Church Community was commenced in 1857, when Fr. Ranald Rankin was appointed resident priest by Melbourne's first Archbishop, James Goold. In 1884 Ferguson & Urie erected a two light stained glass window over the altar. The donor of the window, Miss Ellen Bannon/Bannin died two years later in 1886 at the Prince Alfred Hospital…
Liverpool, NSW - All Saint's Catholic
Address: 48 George Street, , Liverpool New South Wales, 2170
Loch, VIC - St Vincent's Catholic
Year Built: 1903
Address: Old South Gippsland Highway, , Loch Victoria, 3945
The Church was originally constructed by H Rourke in 1903 and altered by Kennedy + Porter in 1906. Aesthetically, it is a conventional Victorian Carpenter Gothic church with little elaboration. The Church was first opened in August 1903 on this site, which had been donated by Mr and Mrs Suding. The church cost £256, was blessed in a…
Lockington, VIC - St Canice Catholic
Year Built: 1957
Address: 27 Singer Road, , Lockington New South Wales, 2731
A Foundation stone reads, " Church of St Canice This Foundation stone was blessed and laid by Most Rev Bernard Stewart D.D. B.A. LL.B Bishop of Sandhurst 28th July 1957".
Longford, TAS - St Augustine Catholic
Year Built: 1867
Address: 24 Goderich Street, , Longford Tasmania, 7301
The first of the imposing bluestones which bind St Augustine's Church at Longford was laid in 1864 under the guidance of Longford's energetic parish priest, Fr John Butler. It was a simple act yet a grand occasion, bringing to an end a 50-odd year battle for land and funding for a church to serve the growing number of Catholic families in…
Longreach, QLD - St Brigid's Catholic
Year Built: 1956
Address: 103 Emu Street, , Longreach Queensland, 4730
The first Catholic Church in Longreach was a humble 15 x 39 foot structure made of iron, and was only meant to be used temporarily. The first purpose built church was overseen by Fr William Hanley. It was consecrated by Bishop Cani on 23 June 1895. The iron building was sold for removal. By the early 1910s, a larger church was required.…
Lorne, VIC - Our Lady Fatima Catholic
Year Built: 1956
Address: Smith Street, , Lorne Victoria, 3232
The Foundation stone was laid by the Most Reverend J.P. O'Collins D.D. Bishop of Ballarat on 15 January 1956. The architect was Alan Robertson and the builder was P McBride.
Lowood, QLD - St Brendan's Catholic
Address: Corner Church & Prospect Streets, , Lowood Queensland, 4311
The Original Church was built in 1919 and was looked after by St Joseph's North Ipswich. Mass was celebtrated only once a fortnight.
Lucindale, SA - St Dominic's Catholic
Address: Willow Avenue, , Lucindale South Australia, 5272
Mackay, QLD - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1935
Address: 46 Juliet Street, , Mackay Queensland, 4740
The Foundation stone is in Latin and approximatly reads, " To the greater glory of God and to the most blessed AE MARY MARINE MARINE OF THE EGLESIA He was placed on August 18 A.D. 1935 Rev J. MULCAHY PARC:AID.
Mackay, QLD - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1963
Address: 12 River Street, , Mackay Queensland,
The current St Patrick’s Church is the fourth to be constructed on the site and was constructed in 1961-63. It was designed by prominent Mackay architect, Harold Vivian Marsh Brown in the Spanish mission style. A Foundation stone reads, Patrick's Memorial Church. This Stone, blessed and laid by Most Reverend Francis Rush,D.D., Bishop…
Maclean, NSW - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1893
Address: Woodford Street, , Maclean New South Wales, 2463
The Church was designed by F.W. Scheaffer a Grafton Architect. The church was built with heavy Gothic proportions and the tower is 18.29 m high.
Maffra, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1924
Address: Church Street, , Maffra Victoria, 3860
A Foundation stone reads, " DOM This memorial stone of St Mary's Church was blessed by the Most Reverend Patrick Phelan D.D. Bishop of Sale May 4th 1924 - Rev P. Curran A A Fristch Architect C.H. Cull Contractor".
Maidstone, VIC - Holy Family Catholic
Year Built: 1962
Address: 46A Ballarat Road, , Maidstone Victoria, 3012
A Foundation stone reads, " Our Lady of Perpetual Help war memorial church was blessed and opened by His Grace The Most Rev J.D. Simonds D.D. Ph D. on Wednesday 30th of May 1962. rev A.C. Gilhooly Parish Priest".
Maitland, SA - St Bartholomew's Catholic
Year Built: 1875
Address: 15 Walter Street, , Maitland South Australia, 5573
The Foundation stone was laid on 23 May 1875 and a dedication service followed on December 5 conducted by the Bishop of Adelaide to most Reverend C.A. Reynolds. In July 1884 the walls were plastered a porch, vestry and gallery added.
Malabar, NSW - St Andrew's Catholic
Address: 6 Prince Edward Street, , Malabar New South Wales, 2036
Mallanganee, NSW - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic
Year Built: 1966
Address: 54 Tooloom Street, , Mallanganee New South Wales, 2469
A Foundation stone reads, "Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church Solemnly blessed by His Lordship Most Rev P J Farrelly DD Bishop of Lismore 2th June 1966".
Malmsbury, VIC - Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1920
Address: 31 clowes Street, , Malmsbury Victoria, 3446
Malvern, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1908
Address: 47 Stanhope Street, , Malvern Victoria, 3144
The Very Rev. Father (afterwards Dean) Hegarty, parish priest of St. Kilda celebrated the first public Mass for the Catholics of Malvern in the new Malvern Town Hall on the third Sunday of September 1888. An earlier Mass had been said on the 3rd February 1888 at the recently established Convent of the Sacred Heart in Burke Road. In 1889,…
Mandurama, NSW - St Lawrence O'Toole Catholic
Year Built: 1936
Address: Mid Western Highway, , Mandurama New South Wales, 2792
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was set and blessed by Most Rev John Francis Norton D.D. Bishop of Bathurst 29th December 1935".
Mangana, TAS - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic (Former)
Address: 26 Elizabeth Street, , Mangana Tasmania, 7214
The church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, also known as the ‘Cathedral of the Valley’, was opened in 1912. It was the second replacing an earlier church that was built by Father Michael Beechinor in 1869.