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State: New South Wales, Denomination: Roman Catholic
Freshwater, NSW - St John the Baptist Catholic
Address: 15 Johnson Street, , Freshwater New South Wales, 2096
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. Blessed and laid by Most Rev Dr Kelly Archbishop of Sydney Nov 20th 1921". A further foundation stone reads, " To Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Parish of St John the Baptist Harbord Sunday November 18th 1990. Patrick Murphy First Bishop of Broken Bay".
Ganmain, NSW - St Brendan's Catholic
Year Built: 1912
Address: 45 Langham Street, , Ganmain New South Wales, 2702
From the Daily Advertiser Wagga Wagga 23 June 1911-lt has been definitely decided to undertake the erection of a handsome new Catholic Church here very shortly. Mr. Kempton (of Kempton and Connelly, of Melbourne), architect, was in Ganmain during the week and as a result of a conference with Rev. Father Griffin, Messrs. L. Looney, J.…
Gerringong, NSW - Star of the Sea Catholic
Address: 166 Fern Street, , Gerringong New South Wales, 2534
The Church was established in 1882. A Foundation stone reads, " St Mary Star of the Sea Gerringong The Extended Church was dedicated by Most Reverend Philip Wilson D.D. J.C.L. 3rd Bishop of Wollongong Sunday August 11 1996. Patrick Kenna Parish Priest".
Geurie, NSW - Holy Name of Jesus Catholic
Year Built: 1905
Address: 57 Jennings Street, , Geurie New South Wales, 2831
A Foundation stone reads, " Laid by Dr Dunne Bishop of Bathurst June 18th 1905".
Gladesville, NSW - Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic
Address: 341 Victoria Road, , Gladesville New South Wales, 2111
An extract from the Church website reads, "The site chosen was on the corner of Victoria Road and Westminister Road where the Church and old school (now the Fr Gell Hall) is situated. Including a cottage, it was purchased for £3,177/15/11. The first part of the Church was completed and dedicated by Archbishop Kelly on October 13th, 1925…
Glebe, NSW - St James' Catholic
Year Built: 1878
Address: 2 Woolley Street, , Glebe New South Wales, 2037
The Foundation stone was laid on 7 July 1877 by Archbishop Roger Bede Vaughan. By 1 September 1878, the church of St James, built in the Venetian Gothic style of Pyrmont stone and New Zealand kauri pine and glowing with stained glass, marble, majolica painted tiles, was ready and formally opened. The Architect was John Kirkpatrick.
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…
Goolgowi, NSW - St John Vianney Catholic
Address: Stipa Street, , Goolgowi New South Wales, 2652
Gordon, NSW - St Francis Catholic
Address: 21 St Johns Avenue, , Gordon New South Wales, 2072
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.
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
The Church was completely destroyed by fire in 1917. The Church was re built between 1917 and 1922 and reopened in 1918 by His Lordship Dr Gallagher Bishop of Goulburn.
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".
Gymea, NSW - St Catherine Laboure Catholic
Address: 123 Gymea Bay Road, , Sutherland New South Wales, 2227
The first Mass was celebrated at Gymea School of Arts in 1931.
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.
Harden, NSW - St Anthony's Catholic
Year Built: 1934
Address: Albury Street, , Harden New South Wales, 2587
The Foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1934 by the Bishop of Goulburn the Most Reverend John Barry D.D.
Harris Park, NSW - St Oliver Plunkett Catholic
Year Built: 1929
Address: 35 Wigram Street, , Harris Park New South Wales, 2150
The Freemans Journal of 17 October 1929 described the laying of the foundation stone as thus, The building is of brick and is being built on a block of ground adjacent to the home of the Sisters of Mercy, who have their College at Parramatta. The ground, which is about three-quarters of an acre, was bought for £1254, and the building,…
Hartley, NSW - St Bernard's Catholic
Year Built: 1848
Address: Old Great Western Highway, , Hartley New South Wales, 2790
A historical plate reads, Completed in c1848, the Church was funded by popular subscription, led by two prominent Irish families of the Hartley district: the Finns and the Grants. Designed and built by Alexander Binning, the church is made from sandstone sourced from a quarry at South Bowenfels, near Lithgow. Prior to the construction…
Haymarket, NSW - St Peter Julian Catholic
Address: 641 George Street, , Haymarket New South Wales, 2000
Helensburgh, NSW - Holy Cross Catholic
Year Built: 1986
Address: 4 McMillan Street, , Helensburgh New South Wales, 2508
From the Churches website an extract reads, "In an old ledger of the Bulli Parish on 13 April 1893 the opening of the Church of Holy Cross at Helensburgh was recorded. Construction took place in two stages, the first commencing in 1890. It is on record that the church cost approximately £150. It was a timber and weatherboard building on…
Holbrook, NSW - Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic
Address: Hume Highway, , Holbrook New South Wales, 2644
Additions to the church was made in 1955 and blessed by the Most Rev F.A. Hanschke on 18 December.
Howlong, NSW - St Brigid's Catholic
Year Built: 1956
Address: 68 Pell Street, , Howlong New South Wales, 2643
A Foundation stone reads, " St Brigid's Church blessed and opened by The Most Reverend F.A. Henschke DD Bishop of Wagga 22nd July 1956 Rev T. Shanley Pastor".
Hoxton Park, NSW - Good Shepherd Catholic
Address: 21 Twentieth Avenue, , Hoxton Park New South Wales, 2171
Hunters Hill, NSW - Holy Name of Mary Catholic
Year Built: 1867
Address: 3 Mary Street, , Hunters Hill New South Wales, 2110
The church was originally designed to be the chapel of the adjacent Villa Maria Monastery. The foundation stone was blessed by the Archbishop of Sydney and laid on 15 September, 1867. In the early 1970s and again in 1988 work was carried out to the interior of the church to accommodate the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council.…
Hurstville, NSW - St Michael's Catholic
Year Built: 1885
Address: Croydon Road, , Hurstville New South Wales, 2220
On 18 December, 1850, Michael Gannon purchased 1905 acres from the estate of Captain John Townson whose grant of crown land took in the whole of the present suburbs of Hurstville and Carlton reaching almost to Kogarah Bay. Michael Gannon then transferred ownership of two acres to the Most Reverend John Bede Polding on 24 November, 1855…
Hurstville, NSW - St Michael's Catholic
Address: 2 Croydon Road, , Hurstville New South Wales, 2220
On 18 December, 1850, Michael Gannon purchased 1905 acres from the estate of Captain John Townson whose grant of crown land “took in the whole of the present suburbs of Hurstville and Carlton reaching almost to Kogarah Bay”.Michael Gannon transferred the ownership of two acres of his land to the Most Reverend John Bede Polding on 24…
Ingleburn, NSW - Holy Family Catholic
Address: 136 Oxford Street, , Ingleburn New South Wales, 2565
Fr Frank O’Hara was appointed the first parish priest and took up residence, establishing an old army hut near the Ingleburn railway station as the first parish church in late 1968 named St Christopher’s Catholic Church. The church was blessed and opened by Mgr Herbert O’Reilly, vicar capitular of the Diocese of Wollongong on 26 January…
Inverell, NSW - Sacred Heart Catholic
Address: 81 Vivian Street, , Inverell New South Wales, 2360
The Freeman's Journal of Sat Jan 6th 1872 describes the then opening of church at the time in the following terms, " Certainly it was due to the great kindness of the Right Rev. Or. O'Malley, who came at considerable inconvenience to open our new church, that an earlier public recognition should have been made of his Lordship's zeal…
Jamberoo, NSW - St Matthew's Catholic
Year Built: 1879
Address: 22 Chapel Lane, , Jamberoo New South Wales, 2533
The first Church was erected in 1839 on land donated by the O'Mara family. The Foundation stone was laid on 18 November 1875 by Bishop Vaughan. The church was blessed and opened on 7 September 1879 by Archbishop Roger Vaughan.