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State: Victoria, Denomination: Roman Catholic
Bethanga, VIC - St Francis Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1886
Address: Bridge Street, , Bethanga Victoria, 3691
The first church was built in 1886. In 1917 Revd Dr Flynn decided the location of the church was not appropriate.The aged, the infirm and ill could not access the Church because of the steepness and parishioners who had to walk to Mass found it almost impossible to attend area became wet and muddy. On the 17th October 1917 the…
Bethunga, VIC - St Francis Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1918
Address: 6 Bridge Street, , Bethunga Victoria, 3691
The Church was up for sale in 2023.
Beulah, VIC - St Augustine's Catholic
Year Built: 1963
Address: 8 Dingwell Street, , Beulah Victoria, 3395
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This Church was solemnly blessed and opened by Monsignor L. Conway V.G. on Sunday 6th October 1963. Rev M. Philbin P.P. JW Henry & Assoc Architects P&A Coutts Builder".
Blackburn North, VIC - St Philip's Catholic
Address: 60 Junction Road, , Blackburn North Victoria, 3130
Blackburn South, VIC - St Luke the Evangelist Catholic
Year Built: 1999
Address: 46 Orchard Grove, , Blackburn South Victoria, 3130
A wall plaque reads, " This Church was blessed by Most Reverend T. F. Little D.D. KBE Archbishop of Melbourne on the Feast of St Luke October 18 1999".
Blampied, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1869
Address: 3478 Midland Highway, , Blampied Victoria, 3364
Of Gothic revival and constructed of bluestone the Church consists of a nave of five bays, a large chancel and lateral sacristies with a double gable, not often seen on country churches. The Church was sold in 2021.
Boort, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1928
Address: 110 Lake View Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
Catholic services were held in homes and halls in the district from 1865 by priests visiting from Inglewood, and from 1876, St. Arnaud. The first church, a wooden building, was built in Boort in the 1890s. A new building was erected in the 1920s with funds raised largely through a Queen Competition. The church was designed by J.…
Box Hill North, VIC - St Clare's Catholic
Address: 138 Woodhouse Grove, , Box Hill North Victoria, 3129
Founding of St Clare's North Box Hill was in 1957.
Box Hill South, VIC - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic
Address: 299 Elgar Road, , Box Hill South Victoria, 3128
In 1952, the property at the corner of Bentley and Erasmus Streets was purchased by Fr Timothy Fitzpatrick, Parish Priest of Our Holy Redeemer Parish, Surrey Hills. This property consisted of a large two storey house, a coach house and stable, and an acre and a half of land. In 1954, the coach house and stable were converted into the…
Box Hill, VIC - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Year Built: 1926
Address: Corner Dorking & Whitehorse Roads, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The Foundation stone was laid by the most Reverend D Mannix D.D. Archbishop of Melbourne on 11 July 1926.
Braybrook, VIC - Christ the King Catholic
Address: 65 Churchill Avenue, , Braybrook Victoria, 3019
Bridgewater on Loddon, VIC - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1926
Address: 50 Eldon Street, , Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria, 3516
A Foundation stone read, "A.M.D.G. This stone was laid by the Right Rev John McCarthy DD Bishop of Sandhurst on the 17th Jan 1926 Rev J Duggan Pastor".
Bright, VIC - Our Lady of the Snows Catholic
Year Built: 1966
Address: Coronation Avenue, , Bright Victoria, 3741
A Foundation stone reads, " Our Lady of the Snows, This Church was consecrated by The Most Rev Francis Thomas DD BA DOEC Bishop of Geraldton W.A. on the 1st May 1966 in the presence of The Most Rev Bernard D. Stewart DD LLB Bishop of Sandhurst Rev B.A. Thomas P.P.".
Brighton, VIC - St Joan of Arch Catholic
Year Built: 1938
Address: 118 New Street, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
The Foundation stone was laid on 13 November 1938 by the Most Reverend D Mannix D.D. Archbishop of Melbourne. The Architect was P.J. O'Connor.
Brunswick North, VIC - St Margaret Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1920
Address: 51 Mitchell Street, , Brunswick North Victoria, 3056
St Margaret Mary's was originally part of the parish of St Ambrose in Brunswick. It was first known as St Matthew's and was established in 1913. The original St Matthew's church, built the previous year, served as a church, school and hall. A Foundation stone reads, " A.O.D.G. To the worship of God under the invocation of Saint…
Brunswick West, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1959
Address: 183 Hope Street, , Brunswick West Victoria, 3055
The West Brunswick Parish was established by Archbishop Thomas Joseph Carr in 1913, appointing Father C. Sheahan as the first Parish Priest. The present Church is the second building to stand on the site. Work on the current Church commenced in 1949. The Church was built in two sections, the first part being built behind and over the…
Bulleen, VIC - St Clement of Rome Catholic
Year Built: 1962
Address: Egan Drive, , Bulleen Victoria, 3105
Construction of the present church commenced in 1962.
Bungaree, VIC - St Michael's Catholic
Year Built: 1910
Address: 184 Bungaree Wallace Road, , Bungaree Victoria, 3352
The Parish was established in 1890. A few years before in 1878 Dean Moore purchased a block of land for a church and school. This land now holds the Bungaree hall and some adjoining houses. The first recorded baptism in Bungaree was that of Ellena Rice performed by Fr J Cleary on 31 August 1890. When Fr Linane retired in 1965 Fr…
Burwood, VIC - St Benedict's Catholic
Year Built: 1957
Address: 301 Warrigal Road, , Burwood Victoria, 3125
The first Catholic Church in the Shire of Nunawading was built on land granted to the Catholic Church in 1854 at the north east corner of Warrigal (Boundary) and Riversdale (Moloneys) Roads. In July 1855 the Catholic Church applied for a building grant towards the estimated cost of £300 for a brick building with slate roof, and they…
Camberwell, VIC - Our Lady of Victories Catholic
Year Built: 1918
Address: 548 Burke Road, , Camberwell Victoria, 3124
The church is built of Barrabool stone, from Waurn Ponds, Geelong. The most prominent external feature is the cupola – the rounded copper dome adorning the church roof. The foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1913, replacing an earlier church-school building dedicated to St John Berchman opened in 1887. The cost of the building was…
Camberwell, VIC - St Christopher's Catholic
Year Built: 1888
Address: 595 Riversdale Road, , Camberwell Victoria, 3124
The foundation stone was laid on 7 January 1888 by James Mirams MLA and the building opened on 29 April of the same year. The architects were Loweish, Moorhouse and Figgis. The church was constructed from dark brown Hawthorn bricks in the Gothic style and cost £1,150 to erect. A memorial stone reads, " This tablet to commemorate the…
Camperdown, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Address: 27 Walls Street, , Camperdown Victoria, 3260
Caramut, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic (Former)
Address: 1 Richie Street, , Caramut Victoria, 3274
Carlton, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1899
Address: Cnr Rathdowne and Pelham Streets , , Carlton Victoria, 3053
The Church of the Sacred Heart replaced an earlier combined church and school, built in bluestone, known as St George's. The new church was opened and blessed by Archbishop Carr on 19 November 1899. The Architectual style is Renaissance. The Church consists of nave, side aisles, and side chapels. It is 170ft in length and 62ft across.…
Casterton, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Address: 26 Robertson Street, , Casterton Victoria, 3311
The foundation of the church was laid on 7th February 1886. It was blessed on 7th November 1886 by Bishop Moore assisted by Fr Marshall and Fr Shine. The Gothic style brick church was 64 foot long and cost £3,000. Additions were made in 1918 at a cost of £500.
Castlemaine, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Address: 78 Hargraves Street, , Castlemaine Victoria, 3450
The first temporary chapel was built in 1853. The wooden church remained in service until 1857 when plans for "a magnificent cathedral in the Elizabethan style" were announced. Frederick Poepel was chosen as the architect, and the first stone laid on September 13th 1857..
Caulfield South, VIC - Holy Cross Catholic
Year Built: 1937
Address: 707 Glenhuntly Road, , Caulfield South Victoria, 3162
Masses were first offered by Father O'Brien in the court room of the Caulfield Town Hall. The design is in the Gothic style and incorporates the cross into the design of the churches. Holy Cross was built in this manner, with a central nave measuring 28 metres in length and 11 metres in width. The two side porches at the altar end…
Cerberus, VIC - Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic
Address: Nelson Road HMAS, , Cerberus Victoria, 3920
Our Lady Star of the Sea Memorial Chapel serving the Royal Australian Navy within HMAS CERBERUS, Victoria. Opened in 1948 by Archbishop Daniel Mannix. It features stained glass windows donated by the American singer/actor Bing Crosby on a visit by him in the 1950's.
Charlton, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1993
Address: 7 Learmouth Street, , Charlton Victoria, 3525
A Foundation stone reads, "St Joseph's Church Charlton was blessed and opened by Most Reverend Ronald Mulkeearns D.D. Bishop of Ballarat Sunday April 4th 1993. Fr Denis Dennehy Parish Priest. On this site stood the former St Joseph's Church blessed and opened by Bishop Joseph Higgins of Ballarat in September 1907 when Father Edward…
Cheltenham, VIC - Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic
Address: 9 Centre Dandenong Road, , Cheltenham Victoria, 3192
Chiltern, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Address: 144 North Road, , Chiltern Victoria, 3683
A Church was opened in March 1872 with dimentions of 60 x 25 feet excluding the outer and inner sanctuary. It cost £1,200. The current Church building appears to have been built in 1966. Smith and Tracey of Melbourne were the architects of the current Church and N. & M. O'Neil of Wodonga the building contractor. The church cost $54,000…
Clarendon, VIC - St Mary's Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1871
Address: 6301 Midland Highway, , Clarendon Victoria, 3352
Built in 1871 the church is composed of rendered stone, with Lal Lal white brick facings, is 43ft long by 20ft wide, including a chancel, and cost about £500.
Clarinda, VIC - St Andrew's Catholic
Year Built: 1989
Address: 76 Springs Road, , Clarinda Victoria, 3169
A Foundation stone reads. " This church of St Andrews was officially blessed and opened by The Most Reverend T.F. Little Archbishop of Melbourne date 8th December 1989 Father Martin Dixon Parish Priest. CD Mason Constructions Pty Ltd Building Contractor Geoffrey Hall Forman Paul Archibald Pty Ltd Architect Enrico Marrone Project…
