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Saint: Joseph
Kensignton Gardens, SA - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 481 Magill Road, , Kensington Gardens South Australia, 5068
Korumburra, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1939
Address: 20 Guys Road, , Korumburra Victoria, 3950
A timber church had been built in 1893 when Fr. Coyne was parish priest. The new church was under the jurisdiction of the parish priest of Dandenong and even though half of the town and a great area of the country east and north of the town was still in the Warragul parish, in effect this area was lost to the parish because of the…
Labrador, QLD - St Joseph the Worker Catholic
Address: 44 Imperial Parade, , Labrador Queensland, 4215
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.
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,…
Meredith, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1961
Address: 15 - 27 Lawler Street , , Meredith Victoria, 3333
The first Mass is this district was celebrated by Fr Symth at the home of John Campion, Campion Road Meredith in 1838. The first Catholic church was built in 1860 on a block of land in Mercer Street. This present church was built by Smith Bros and R Dudderidge. It was opened and dedicated by Archbishop Slattery on the feast of the…
Merimbula, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 79 Main Street, , Merimbula New South Wales, 2548
Father Patrick Slattery was appointed to the Eden district in 1865 and Wyndham was one of his areas of service where he held Mass in the homes of the Love or Power families. It was not till 1897 that the contract to build a wooden church was let to J.Koerber and the work was completed in 1898. The Schafer family donated the picture of the…
Mernda, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1884
Address: Plenty Road, , Mernda Victoria, 3754
The first Mass in the district was in 1857 in a private home (since demolished) on Yan Yean Road on the hill that is north of the Doreen Store. Mass was celebrated subsequently for the district - twice yearly - at the Ryan family home in Yan Yean The distinguished church architect, Mr T. A. Kelly designed the church in “decorated…
Mirboo North, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 31 Ogilvie Street, , Mirboo North Victoria, 3871
Murrurundi, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1860
Address: 59 Polding Street, , Murrurundi New South Wales, 2338
Thomas Haydon donated the land to the church and had a small wooden chapel built on the site in 1841. He oversaw the laying of foundations for a new church in 1855. The current building, St Joseph's Church, is made of local sandstone and was completed in 1860. It was consecrated by Bishop Polding after whom the street is named.
Narrabeen, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 21 Lagoon Street, , Narrabeen New South Wales, 2101
A Foundation stone on the earlier church building reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was solemnly blessed by The Most Rev M. Kelly D.D. Archbishop of Sydney on 5th Feb 1938".
Neutral Bay, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1940
Address: 14 Lindsay Street, , Neutral Bay New South Wales, 2089
In 1906, Cardinal Moran opened the church and school at Neutral Bay which was built at a cost of almost ₤1,000. This building is now the parish hall. In 1914 Fr. Francis McDermott was appointed parish priest of Neutral Bay parish and remained there until he died in 1938. The present church building was opened in 1940.
Newtown, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: Cnr Bedford & Station Streets, , Newtown New South Wales, 2042
Northcote, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 140 Westbourne Grove, , Northcote Victoria, 3070
The first Northcote Catholic Church services were held in 1891 in a small wooden church in Arthurton Road. In 1897 a more suitable site for a church was chosen and on January 15 1899, St Josephs was opened at 140 Westbourne Grove, Ruckers Hill. A Foundation stone in Latin reads in part, A.M.D.G. Revd Thomas Joseph Carr Archbishop…
Oatley, NSW - St Josephs Catholic
Year Built: 1950
Address: 21C Frederick Street , , Oatley New South Wales, 2223
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was blessed and laid by the Right Reverend Monsignor Collender PP VGPA Sunday 8th October 1950"
Orange, NSW - St Jospeh's Catholic
Address: 84 Hill Street, , Orange New South Wales, 2800
A plaque reads "The Foundation stone was laid on 4th April 1869. The original Naive section of the Church was opened and blessed by Archbishop John Bede Polding GBS of Sydney and Bishops of Ballarat, Goulburn and Maitland Dioceses 30th April 1871. St Joseph had been declared Universal Patron of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1870. St Mary…
Pirron Yallock, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: Princes Highway, , Pirron Yallock Victoria, 3249
Port Melbourne, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: 95 Stokes Street, , Port Melbourne Victoria, 3207
Opened in 1881. Refurbished in 1999. On 7 May 1882 the Carmelites celebrate their first Mass in St Joseph's Church, Port Melbourne, Fathers Butler and Shaffrey having accepted charge of the newly-formed parish of Sandridge. Fr John Scanlon was prior and parish priest in Port Melbourne from 1909-1919, and after his term of office in…
Queenstown, TAS - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 2 Pontifex Street, , Queenstown Tasmania, 7467
The original parish priest of Queenstown (Father Matthew O'Callaghan) began his ministry to a mining frontier when the parish was cut off from the Zeehan 'mission' in April, 1897. It seems the Catholic's of Queenstown worshipped in a temporary building until the opening of the present St Joseph's church on February 11 1898. The…
Reservoir, VIC - St Joseph the Worker Catholic
Address: 79 Wilson Boulevard, , Reservoir Victoria, 3073
The parish began on 4 February 1970 when it was cut off from the neighbouring parish of St Gabriel’s in Spring Street Reservoir. On 8 August 1971, Archbishop Knox blessed and opened the first Church which now serves as the parish hall. The Church was opened on 1 May 1990 by Archbishop Frank Little.
Rochester, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1910
Address: 22 Fraser Street, , Rochester Victoria, 3561
The first church Church was blessed and opened on 10th July 1881. A Foundation stone was laid on 16 January 1910. R.E. Symons and Co were the builders and A.A. Feltch were the Architects. The cost of the church was £3,730 and was built by Messrs Moore Bros and Symonds of Echuca. The Church was built of brick with a Romanesque style.…
Rozelle, NSW - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1881
Address: Gordon Street, , Rozelle New South Wales, 2039
Built in 1881.
Serpentine, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 19 Chapel Street, , Serpentine Victoria, 3517
South Yarra, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1888
Address: 30 Fitzgerald Street, , South Yarra Victoria, 3141
The foundation stone of St Joseph’s Church was laid on 18 March 1888 and the building opened on 28 October 1888. Designed by architects Tappin, Gilbert & Dennehy, this is a large cruciform brick building in the Gothic style with stucco dressings, tower and spire. Further additions were completed in August 1892. The Advocate Newspaper…
Subiaco, WA - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1933
Address: 1 Salvador Road, , Subiaco Western Australia, 6008
The Foundation stone was laid on 5 November 1933 by his Grace Archbishop Clune D.D. The Architect was E Henderson and the builder was C.W. Arnott.
Swan Reach, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 2009 Princes Highway, , Swan Reach Victoria, 3903
Townsville, QLD - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1921
Address: 8 Fryer Street, , North Ward Queensland, 4810
The Church was designed by Townsville architectural firm Charles Dalton Lynch and Walter Hunt, and was constructed by Townsville building firm Rooney Ltd in 1920-1921. The church, which faces Fryer Street, was located close to the site of the original church which had faced the Strand. The altar, which was designed by parish priest…
Uralla, NSW - St Jospeh's Catholic
Year Built: 1967
Address: 1 Wood Street, , Uralla New South Wales, 2358
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone commemorates the Solemn blessing of St Joseph's Church by the Most Rev Edward I. Doody D.D. Bishop of Armidale 7th May 1967 - Very Rev John M. O'Connor P.P. Pastor Fowell Mansfield Jarvis & Maclurcan , Architects - E.E. Lahey & Company Ply Ltd Builder".
Warragul, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: Witton Street, , Warragul Victoria, 3820
Around 1907 preparations were in hand for the new parish church. The plans of the architects Reed, Smart and Tappin, which provided for a Romanesque structure, with apse and sanctuary to be added later, were adopted. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop on 9th June, 1907 and on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception the church was…
Warrnambool, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1872
Address: 169 Kepler Street, , Warrnambool Victoria, 3280
The church was constructed in Decorated Gothic style in blurstone quarried from a local quarry. Construction was commenced in 1869-1872 to the design of William Wardell, although possibly supervised by a local designer and resident, Samuel Parker. The western bays of the nave and the tower and broach spire were completed in 1886-1. The…
Watcham, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 75 Camp Street, , Watcham Victoria, 3482
The town survey was carried out in 1877 and two equal sites of two roods and four tenths of a perch with one chain frontages to Camp Street and a sidage to Skewes Street were granted on payment of £5.0.6. It was n these two sites that the first church was built. The first church was blessed and opened by Bishop Moore of Ballarat. In…
Willunga, SA - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1845
Address: 12 St Jude Street, , Willunga South Australia, 5172
In April 1845 Bishop Murphy celebrated the First Mass in Willunga (probably in a private home) and returned in 1847 to help organise the building of a Church. A collection was taken up which realised 72/10/- and the decision was made to build a church. Father Michael O'Brien was appointed, but never resided in the parish. When visiting…
Wonthaggi, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1977
Address: Dowling Street, , Wonthaggi Victoria, 3995
The first Catholic Church in what is now the Parish of Wonthaggi was built on land near the junction of Heslop's Road and the main road to Melbourne. Prior to this priests would travel from Dandenong to say mass and minister to Catholic settlers in homes or other shelters. In 1911 plans were produced for the first church by Mr C.J. Rice…
Yambuk, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic (former)
Year Built: 1932
Address: 18 High Street, , Yambuk Victoria, 3285
The Church was opened by the Most Reverend Daniel Foley DD Bishop of Ballarat on 28th of August 1932.
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