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State: Victoria, Denomination: Roman Catholic
Clifton Hill, VIC - Croatian Catholic
Year Built: 1886
Address: Corner Hodgkinson & Wellington Streets, , Clifton Hill Victoria, 3068
The foundation stone of this former Wesleyan Church, was laid on 13 December 1886. The parsonage in Hodgkinson Street was built in 1881. Due to low attendances, the Wesleyan Church closed down in October 1961.
Clifton Hill, VIC - St John the Baptist Catholic
Year Built: 1876
Address: 61 Queens Parade, , Clifton Hill Victoria, 3068
Construction commenced in 1876 and by July the walls were being erected. The Foundation stone was laid in 1876. The Architect was J.B. Denny. The spire was added in 1907.
Clunes, VIC - St Thomas Aquinas Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1872
Address: 90 Bailey Street, , Clunes Victoria, 3370
The first Church was erected in 1858. The second Church was opened Sunday July 1st 1866. The Church was made of wood and was 58 foot long by 20 foot wide with the walls rising 12 feet. The third church was constructed in bluestone and was designed by Henry R. Caselli and W. B. Tappin and was built between 1872 and 1873. It's based on…
Cobram, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Address: 4 William Street, , Cobram Victoria, 3644
Cobram and Katamatite were part of Yarrawonga Parish. From 1910 - 1922 Cobram was part of Numurkah Parish, the first Church being built in 1911. Ten years later, in 1921, the convent and school were built and in 1922 the Sisters of Mercy arrived from Bendigo to open the school. A Foundation stone on the old church reads, " St Josephs…
Coburg, VIC - St Alban's & Augustines Merri bek Catholic
Year Built: 1957
Address: 250 Reynard Street, , Coburg Victoria, 3058
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Most Reverend J.J. Booth CMG MC DD 31st March 1957 The Reverend F.H. Morton Th Schol VICAR Wystan Widdows Architect John Newbold Builder".
Coburg, VIC - St Margaret Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1920
Address: Mitchell Street, , Coburg Victoria, 3058
The Foundation stone was laid on 14 March 1920 by the Archbishop of Melbourne the Most Reverend Daniel Mannix.
Cohuna, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1953
Address: Mead Street, , Cohuna Victoria, 3568
A Foundation stone reads, " This Foundation stone was laid and blessed by Most Rev B.D. Stewart DD BA LLD Bishop of Sandhurst on 29th November 1953 Rev J.F. Egan Pastor T.A. Power Architect W.A. O'Donnell Builder". A plaque reads, " The Church of Immaculate Conception was erected in 1904. Architect was Mr A. Bode and contractor was Mr…
Colac, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1980
Address: Corner Calvert & Gellibrand Streets, , Colac Victoria, 3250
On February 7 1850 Reverend Nicholas Coffey applied for two acres of land in Colac for the purposes of a Church, Scholl and a clergy residence. By March of the same year approval had been given by the Colonial Secretaries office in Sydney. The population in the Colac region in 1851 was 1,199 residents. 1980. Architect was Brian Dowling.*
Coleraine, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1889
Address: 41 Mckebery Street, , Coleraine Victoria, 3315
A Foundation stone reads, "A M D G This stone was blessed and laid by The Most Rev D Foley D.D. Bishop of Ballarat Sunday May 2nd 1937 to commemorate the opening of this church on July 7th 1889 and the silver jubilee of the Rev M J Conlon PP".
Corryong, VIC Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1955
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. Sacred Heart Church was solemnly blessed and opened by Most Rev Bernard Stewart DD LLB Bishop of Sandhurst December 4th 1955. Rev G.L. Sait Parish Priest Alan G. Robertson & Associated Architects".
Cowwarr, VIC - St Brigid's Catholic
Address: 13 Church Street, , Cowwarr Victoria, 3857
The Church was established in 1870.
Creswick, VIC - St Augustine's Catholic
Year Built: 1872
Address: 117 Napier Street, , Creswick Victoria, 3363
Creswick Catholics were served first by priests who came form Ballarat when Ballarat itself was still part of Coburg parish. The first traceable ref isa newspaper note in 1855 was that Father Patrick Madden celebrated Mass at Creswick Creek on March 8, in the new store of Messrs. Carter and Walker. Father assisting Fr. Smyth. The latter…
Croydon, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1939
Address: 35 Wicklow Avenue, , Croydon Victoria, 3136
The Sacred Heart Croydon Monastery was officially opened on Monastery Hill by Archbishop Mannix in April 1939 - a new seminary for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The complex featured a chapel, library, cloisters, classrooms, refectory, kitchens and domestic offices. From its very origins, Monastery Hill has been a place where the…
Culgoa, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Year Built: 1926
Address: 2 Ultima Road, , Culgoa Victoria, 3530
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by The Right Rev D. Foley D.D. Bishop of Ballarat on September 8th 1926 Rev W. Davis P.P.".
Dandenong North, VIC - Parish of St Gerard Majella Catholic
Address: 71 Gladstone Road, , Dandenong North Victoria, 3175
The Blessing of the site for the new Church took place on Sunday 20th October 1968 by Bishop Moran D.D. The church was built of modular steel and is dominated by a 50 ft. steeple. It was built by Kurth Bros. Pty. Ltd. of Mentone, and accommodates a congregation of 750.
Dandenong, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Address: 160 Foster Street, , Dandenong Victoria, 3175
The present site was obtained in 1855 and the First Mass was said there in December 1864 by the same Archbishop in a tent. The next day, he laid the first stone for the first St. Mary’s Church, which was completed in 1866.
Daylesford, VIC - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1863
Address: 13 Duke Street, , Daylesford Victoria, 3460
A Gothic church designed by Willilam Wardell in 1863 rather in the manner of Charles Hansom, but later degraded by the rebuilding of the west end after the collapse of the west wall and turret, The church is a simple form with a five bay gabled nave containing geometric decorated gothic windows and stepped buttressing. The gable roof…
Daylston, VIC - Holy Cross Catholic (Former)
Address: 72 Daylston Glen Forbes Road, , Dalyston Victoria, 3992
In 1901, the church was built on land donated by Mr P.J. Daly of 'Cloverdale'. It was opened in February 1902. It is now a Function centre and privately owned. The former Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church and presbytery are an subsantialy intact example of a rural church with simple Gothic revival detailing. The church is also notable for…
Deepdene, VIC - Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic
Year Built: 1955
Address: 10 Whitehorse Road, , Deepdene Victoria, 3103
The first building, on the Whitehorse Rd site, which is now part of the school, was used by the parish as both a church and school. The foundation stone of the first church was blessed by Archbishop Mannix on 26 November 1922. The construction of the current church began in the 1950s, when Fr Godwin was the parish priest. It was…
Derrinallum, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
Year Built: 1922
Address: Main Street, , Derrinallum Victoria, 3325
The Foundation stone was laid on 17 December 1922 by most Reverend Dr Foley Bishop of Ballarat.
Diamond Creek, VIC - Sacred Heart Catholic
Address: Gipson Street, , Diamond Creek Victoria, 3089
Dingee, VIC - St Dominic's Catholic (Former)
Address: 16 Mack Street, , Dingee Victoria, 3571
Dingley, VIC - St Mark's Catholic
Year Built: 1999
Address: 10 Dimar Court, , Dingley Victoria, 3172
A Foundation stone reads, " This Church of St Mark's was blessed ans consecrated to the greater honour and glory of God and the salvation of man on April 25tn 1999 by his Lordship Bishop Denis J. Hart D.D. with the dedication of the parishioners of St Mark's. Fr Anthony P Fox O.F.M. Conv Parish Priest. Fr Joseph Nguyen O.F.M. Conv…
Donald, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1907
Address: Corner Wood & Campbell Streets, , Donald Victoria, 3480
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was laid by The Most Rev Joseph Higgins D.D. Bishop of Ballarat 17th February 1907".
Doncaster East, VIC - St Peter and Paul's Catholic
Address: 23 Leeds Street, , Doncaster East Victoria, 3109
Fr. Gleeson, the Parish Priest of Box Hill, purchased the present site of St Peter and Paul's in 1948 for 2,500 pounds, adjacent to a large block which had been bought in the post-war years by the government for release as housing sites for returned servicemen.
Doncaster, VIC - St Gregory the Great Catholic
Year Built: 1983
Address: 71 Williamsons Road, , Doncaster Victoria, 3108
The Church was designed by architect Graeme Law and built by John Bergamin. It was dedicated by Archbishop Little on 17 December, 1983. The main structure of the roof is in the form of a cross and the lighting adds emphasis to it. A plaque on the wall reads, "On the Feast of St. Gregory the Great, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary…
Dookie, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1898
Address: 93 Saddleback Road, , Dookie Victoria, 3646
The Church name was changed to St Mary's around 1890. The current Church was designed by Messrs Kempson and Connolly with a cost of £2,000. Of Gothic style it was to have a length of 72 feet a depth of 25 feet with a depth across the transepts of 51 feet. The brick walls were to have cement dado to a height of 4 feet 6ins running around…
Dromana, VIC - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
Year Built: 1993
Address: Foote Street, , Dromana Victoria, 3936
The first church was dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and completed at a cost of £1,343 on which a debt of £100 remained. It was opened and blessed by the Very Rev. Dean Phelan on Palm Sunday April 5th 1903. He was assisted by Fr. O'Hagan, then parish priest of Mornington, who gave a brief resume of the efforts of the local…
Drouin, VIC - St Ita's Catholic
Year Built: 2007
Address: Victoria Street, , Drouin Victoria, 3818
Church was opened on 16 December 2007 by the Bishop of Sale the Right Rev Jeremiah Coffey D.D. The Architects were Graeme Law and Associates and built by McCorkell Constructions.
Dunkeld, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1913
Address: 103 Martain Street, , Dunkeld Victoria, 3294
An historical marker reads, "St Patrick's Catholic Church The first small wooden church was built in 1875 on land granted in 1854. This building was opened by Father Fennelly on 7th April 1875 and was later relocated to Glenthompson. A new brick church was built by Hec Patterson to a design by Frank Hammond at a cost of £800 and…
Dunnstown, VIC - St Brendan's Catholic
Year Built: 1905
Address: 3 Ti Tree Road, , Dunnstown Victoria, 3352
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by The Most Revd Joseph Higgins D.D. Bishop of Ballarat Novr 19th 1905 The Revd D.J. Devane Pastor".
Dunolly, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
Year Built: 1871
Address: 1 Hardy Street, , Dunolly Victoria, 3472
A stone church erected to the designs, it is believed, of architect R. A. Bowden between 1869-71. Constructed of local granite, the slate roofed church has a tower with broached spire containing the main entrance and a gabled porch. The present spire, replaced the original metal-clad broach spire in 1980.
Eaglehawk, VIC - St Liborius Catholic
Year Built: 1869
Address: 50 Panton Street, , Eaglehawk Victoria, 3556
On January 31st 1869 The right Reverend Dr Goold, Catholic Bishop of Melbourne with Dr Backhaus and Rev. Dean Fitzgerald, opened the new Roman Catholic Church at Eaglehawk, named St Liborius.
East Bentleigh, VIC - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1973
Address: 844 Centre Road, , East Bentleigh Victoria, 3165
The present parish of St. Peter's was originally part of Brighton Parish (Est. 1853) and later included in St. Paul's, Bentleigh Parish (Est. 1928). The first Church building in this area was a small wooden school house and hall erected in February, 1865 on Centre Road, opposite the present Moorabbin Hospital. A brick school building…
East Brunswick, VIC - Our Lady of Help Christians Catholic
Address: 878 Nicholson Street, , East Brunswick Victoria, 3057
In January 1911, the Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Carr appointed Fr Joseph King as founder and first parish priest of the new parish of Our Lady Help of Christians East Brunswick. Fr King celebrated the first Masses in the parish on 22 January 1911, on an altar made up of packing cases, in Excelsior Hall at 767 Nicholson Street.
East Camberwell, VIC - St Dominic's Catholic
Year Built: 1924
Address: 816 Riversdale Road, , East Camberwell Victoria, 3126
In 1924, the Dominican Fathers took possession of Sir John Higgins' residence (now the front section of the Priory) and the first Parish Mass was celebrated in the front parlour on March 16th that year. Twenty nine people were present. The Church is built of rock-faced basalt ashlar with fine French detailing done in sandstone. The…