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Ararat, VIC - Church of Immaculate Conception Catholic
There are three St Mary's in Ararat. The first was dedicated by Fr Goold in 1868. The second was dedicated by Bishop Moore in 1889 while the third was dedicated in 1928 by Bishop Foley. The Immaculate Conception Parish Ararat was establi…
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Bairnsdale, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
The History of St Mary's Catholic parish started in 1861 when a reservation of an area from the Lands Department of Victoria was made on the corner of Pyke and Nicholson streets with a frontage to Main street. By 1869 a suitable wooden buil…
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Camberwell, VIC - Our Lady of Victories Catholic
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 c…
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Corowa, NSW - St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic
The current church was erected on the site of the first church which was built in 1875. While it was being built, Mass was celebrated in the school. It cost £9,000 to construct and built of brick with an imposing front elevation. Almost at…
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Flemington, VIC - St Brendan's Catholic
In the modern Italian Romanesque manner of the Middle Park Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, this Church is more confined by its site and has none of those extensive transepts. Otherwise, the tall red brick gable form with its candle turret…
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Heyfield, VIC - St Michael's Catholic
The first Church was opened in 1889. A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This memorial stone of St Michael's Church was blessed by The Most Revd Patrick Phelan D.D. Bishop of Sale August 20th 1916".
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Kyabram, VIC - St Augustine's Catholic
The first Church was opened in 1889 however it was moved in 1903 to Church Street site. The foundation stone was placed on Sunday 3 July 1910 by Monsignor Sylvester Barry, Vicar-General of the Sandhurst Diocese, in place of Bishop Reville,…
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Maffra, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
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".
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Malvern, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
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 th…
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Rochester, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic
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 b…
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Romsey, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
The first services in the Romsey district were conducted by Father Michael Brannigan in early 1860 in the house of Owen Doolan. A weatherboard church was built in 1868 and demolished in 1967. A new church in the Gothic style and built of br…
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Shepparton, VIC - St Brendan's Catholic
The very first Mass held in the Shepparton area was held in 1876.* The first reference to St Brendan's church was made in the Advocate Newspaper of 16 July 1881 when it mentioned the drawing of an Art Union for the St Brendan's Presbyter…
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Tongala, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
The Foundation stone was laid in 1909 by S Reville Bishop of Sandhurst. The Architect was A.A. Fritsch and the builder was A.S. Bird. The Church was opening on Sunday 28 November 1909.
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Yarram, VIC - St Mary's Catholic
The Church was built at the request of Bishop Phelan who laid the foundation stone 10th October 1915. He also opened and blessed the completed buildings which had cost in the vicinity of £4000 but, with donations and proceeds of St. Patrick…
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Yarraville, VIC - St Augustine's Catholic
The Church is in Romanesque style and was commenced in November 1923. A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was laid June 1st 1924 and the Church was blessed and opened Feb 1st 1925. His Grace the Most Rev Daniel Mannix D.D. L.L.D…
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