Churches
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Denomination: Roman Catholic
Glen Innes, NSW St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1908
Address: 162 Meady Street, , Glen Innes New South Wales, 2370
In 1864 Dean Lynch laid the foundation stone for the church. The bluestone was supplied by supporter of Mr Regan, one Mr Patrick Dumphy who secured it from the area now dedicated as a park and adjoining the residence (at that time) of Mr J Priest. The present Church was designed in the Gothic style. The plan consists of a nave 72 feet…
Glen Waverley, VIC - St Leonard's Catholic
Address: 349 Springvale Road, , Glen Waverley Victoria, 3150
From its start in 1912 as a simple weatherboard church next to the Mechanics Institute, it has progressed from its original Springvale Road site south of Waverley Road to its present home, has occupied no fewer than three church buildings. At the opening of the little church in 1912, Archbishop Carr praised the Catholics of Glen…
Glengarry, TAS - St Canice's Catholic
Year Built: 1894
Address: 33 Glengarry Road, , Glengarry Tasmania, 7275
The Church was built by pioneer Catholics in the district in 1894, and was served from Westbury until 1986. Daniel Burke who helped the Irish exiles at Westbury and became warden of the municipality, presented and address to the Archbishop at the opening of the church in 1894. The Church is a weatherboard building capable of seating…
Glenorchy, TAS - St John's Catholic
Address: 62 Bowden Street, , Glenorchy Tasmania, 7010
On 25th May 1858, four years after Glenorchy was declared a Municipality, the foundation stone of a church to be dedicated to St John the Baptist, was blessed. In March of the following year, the small sandstone, Pugin style church, designed by architect, Henry Hunter, and situated on the corner of the Main Road and what is now Grove…
Goodna, QLD - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Year Built: 1880
Address: 6 Church Street, , Goodna Queensland, 4300
The foundation stone for St Patrick's (as it was originally called) was laid on Sunday 15 August 1880 by Bishop of Brisbane James Quinn. The church was opened in Sunday 1 May 1881 by Bishop Quinn. Local stone came from a nearby quarry, believed to be in Stuart Street with parishioners carting the stone to the site as voluntary work.…
Goodwood, SA - Church of the Cross Catholic
Address: 33 Angus Street, , Goodwood South Australia, 5034
Goolgowi, NSW - St John Vianney Catholic
Address: Stipa Street, , Goolgowi New South Wales, 2652
Goolwa, SA - St John the Apostle Catholic
Year Built: 1967
Address: Partridge Street, , Goolwa South Australia, 5214
The Foundation stone was laid on 22 November 1967 by Rev Thomas Horgan P.A.
Goombungee, QLD - St Colman's Catholic
Address: Barker Street, , Goombungee Queensland, 4354
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Goondiwindi, QLD - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1937
Address: 69 Callandoon Street, , Goondiwindi Queensland, 4390
St Mary's Parish was officially erected in 1891, but the first parish priest, Father Hughes, was resident as early as 1885. It was under his direction that the first church was built by Franchi Baker on land donated by Jacob Lowe of 'WeMown'. It is believed that the site was formerly that of the Callandoon Stockyards. In 1936 Father…
Goovigen, QLD - St Brigid's Catholic
Address: 5 Goovigan Rannes Road, , Goovigen Queensland, 4702
Gordon Park, QLD - St Carthage's Catholic
Year Built: 1966
Address: 115 Beaconsfield Terrace, , Gordon Park Queensland, 4031
In 1928 Archbishop Duhig purchased the block of some 28 allotments that made up the roughly triangular block of the hill top of Gordon Park with the intention of building a Church/School and later a Church and School. A Foundation stone reads, " St Carthage Gordon Park This commemorative stone was blessed and laid by The Most Rev…
Gordon, NSW - St Francis Catholic
Address: 21 St Johns Avenue, , Gordon New South Wales, 2072
Gordon, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1875
Address: Corner Old Melbourne & Carey Road, , Gordon Victoria, 3345
St. Patrick's Parish, was established in 1875 and incorporates a church and school in each of Ballan, Gordon and Springbank. The land and a sum of one hundred and £90 for the stonework, nave, porch and tower was donated by Ryan brothers of Millbrook. The Architect was Henry R Caselli of Ballarat, the builders, Jenkin and Lewis. The…
Goulburn, NSW - Our Lady of Fatima Catholic
Address: 97 Lagoon Street, , Goulburn New South Wales, 2580
Five sisters of St Joseph arrived in Goulburn in 1882 and settled in a convent built in North Goulburn, establishing St Joseph’s primary and secondary schools. The north Goulburn parish thrived and the first church was replaced by the Church of Our Lady of Fatima. The Church was built in 1952 on the site of a former stone church of…
Goulburn, NSW - St Peter & Paul's Catholic Cathedral
Year Built: 1843
Address: Bourke Street, Goulburn, Goulburn New South Wales, 2580
The first Mass in the Goulburn District was celebrated by Father Therry in 1833 at Matt Healey's Inn (now called Riversdale). The second of the original southern N.S.W. missions was served by priests from Yass until Rev. Michael McGrath was appointed in 1840. The Cathedral was built in two stages and was constructed around the original…
Grafton, NSW - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1914
Address: 1 Victoria Street, , Grafton New South Wales,
The Church was destroyed by fire on April 29, 1913. Opened by Bishop O'Connor, of Armidale on Sunday, November 29, 1914, in the presence of church hierarchy from as far afield as Melbourne. Built of red brick and stucco facing is very handsome in its Gothic design, large in size, length and breadth and in the usual cruciform shape. The…
Graman, NSW - Catholic (Former)
Address: 10 Graman Road, , Graman New South Wales, 2360
The Church has been in several private hands and was sold initially around 2013.
Grandchester, QLD - St Peter's Catholic (Former)
Address: 7 George Street, , Grandchester Queensland, 4340
St Peter's was built on the site of the Old Jockey Club Inn, in 1894 by James Madden, to a design by Ipswich architect Henry Wyman. It was officially opened and blessed on 4th November 1894 by Archbishop Dunne, who had officiated at the request of Father Andrew Horan of Ipswich. The Church was sold in 2022.
Greenmount, QLD - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 8 Warkon Road, , Greenmount Queensland, 4359
The foundation stone was laid on 9 March 1958 by the Most Reverend W. Brennan Bishop of Toowoomba.
Greensborough, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1971
Address: Grimshaw Street, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
The land on which the church resides was originally owned by Mrs Edith Santon. She did not want it sold and subdivided. The first services were held in the Santon homestead in 1952. The house was later to be used as the Presbytery until about 1970. By 1954 work commenced on five school buildings and completed and opened in 1955 by…
Greensborough, VIC - St Thomas' Catholic
Year Built: 1986
Address: Diamond Creek Road, , Greensborough Victoria, 3088
This church broke away from St Mary's Catholic in Greensborough in 1986.
Grenfell, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1906
Address: Weddin Street, , Grenfell New South Wales, 2810
As early as 1838 when Yass was established as the first Ecclesiastical district in the interior of Australia, the whole area from Yass to Melbourne was served by a solitary dedicated priest. The first of these was Fr Brennan followed in 1839 by Fr Lovatt and in 1847 by Fr Magennis. In July 1884 Grenfell and Gooloogong were cut off…
Greystanes, NSW - Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic
Year Built: 1975
Address: 198 Old Prospect Road, , Greystanes New South Wales, 2145
The Church was built when Fr Roland Darmenia was Parish Priest. It was blessed and opened by His Eminence, Sir James Darcy Cardinal Freeman on 20th April, 1975. After extensive renovations it was solemnly dedicated by Bishop Bede Heather on 7th July, 1996.
Griffith, NSW - Sacred Heart Catholic
Address: Warrambool Street, , Griffith New South Wales, 2680
Grong Grong, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Address: Balaro Street, , Grong Grong New South Wales, 2652
Gulgong, NSW - St John the Baptist Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: Bayly Street, , Gulgong New South Wales, 2853
The Church was built in 1885 at a cost of £2250. The design is Flemish bonding on red brickwork. It replaced an earlier Catholic Church which was built during the town's first goldrush.
Gundagai, NSW - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: 121 Sheridan Street, Gundagai, New South Wales, 2722
The church was built in 1885 which replaced an 1859 church opened by Rev. Michael McAlroy. The church is of neo-gothic style. The architect EC Manfred studied under Edmund Blacket who also designed the Church of England in Tumut, and the St Andrew’s Cathedral, George Street Sydney.
Gundaroo, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: Corner Harp & Morning Street, , Gundaroo New South Wales, 2620
Established in 1881.
Gungal, NSW - St Anthony of Padua Catholic
Year Built: 1911
Address: 2757 Golden Highway, , Gangul New South Wales, 2333
A plaque reads, "Celebrating the Centenary of St Anthony's Catholic Church 1911 - 2011".
Gunning, NSW - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Year Built: 1973
Address: 1 Cullavin Street, , Gunning New South Wales, 2581
‘A rubblestone Catholic Church was built in 1860 under the leadership of Rev. Michael McAlroy of Yass. A resident priest, Father Gaffey was appointed in 1880, which established the parish and served other village churches at Collector, Breadalbane and Gurrundah. The Sisters of Mercy arrived in 1901 to conduct a school. They erected a new…
Guyra, NSW - St Mary of the Angles Catholic
Year Built: 1908
Address: 47 Malpas Street, , Guyra New South Wales, 2365
A Foundation stone reads, " Church of St Mary the Angles - This stone was laid by the Right Rev Dr O'Connor Bishop of Armidale on the 15th March 1908".
Hall, ACT - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Year Built: 1907
Address: 220 Victoria Street, , Hall Australian Capital Territory, 2618
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was blessed and laid 9th June 1907 by Most Rev John Gallagher D.D. Bishop of Goulburn Very Rev J.F. Leonard P.P.".
Hamilton, QLD - St Cecilia's Catholic
Address: 24 College Street, , Hamilton Queensland, 4007
The property on which the church stands was purchased by the Catholic Church in January 1913 at a cost of £1450. The church was designed by notable architect Thomas Ramsay Hall and is a fine example of the Federation Carpenter Gothic style of architecture. A brick addition to the church porch was constructed in 1956.
Hamilton, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Address: 23 Dinwoodie Street, , Hamilton Victoria, 3300
In the early days Hamilton was part of the Portland Parish and hence Ministers came from there. The first Mass was held on 22 May 1848 by Father Kavanagh. The first part of the Church to be opened was conducted on 12 August 1866. The work commenced by Father Kavanagh was completed by the laying of a memorial stone on 30 May 1900 by…
Hampton, VIC - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Andrews Catholic
Address: 40 Ludstone Street, , Hampton Victoria, 3188
Hampton, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1925
Address: 59 Holyrood Street, , Hampton Victoria, 3188
In 1924 the Sandringham parish priest, Father Mangan, bought land for this purpose at a cost of £2,000. The land Father Mangan had to purchase was part of the Margarita Estate, approximately 20 acres of land stretching from South Road to Holyrood Street. Dr Henry Backhaus, a priest who had moved to the area from Bendigo upon his…
Hampton. VIC - Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Address: 441 Bluff Road, , Hampton Victoria, 3188
Hanwood, NSW - St Anthony Catholic
Year Built: 1972
Address: Ash Street, , Hanwood New South Wales, 2680
Tiziano Forlico was the Architect/builder for the Church. It celebrated its 50th year anniversery in 2023. The Foundation stone was laid on 3 December 1972 by the Most Reverend F.P. Carroll D.D Bishop of Wagga Wagga.