St Patrick's Cathedral, Bunbury
St Patrick's Cathedral | |
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Location | Bunbury |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | bunburyparish |
History | |
Status | |
Founded | 1919 |
Dedication | Saint Patrick |
Dedicated |
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Consecrated | 1954 (as a cathedral) |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 16 May 2005 (rebuilt) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bunbury |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Sede vacante |
Official name | Catholic Cathedral Precinct, Bunbury |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 12 April 2019 |
Reference no. | 345 |
St Patrick's Cathedral[1] (also referred to as Bunbury Cathedral) is a religious building which is the main place of Catholic worship[2] in the city of Bunbury,[3] Western Australia, and is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury.
The first stone was laid in 1919. The church was opened for worship two years later, as a parish church. In 1954 it was elevated to a cathedral by Pope Pius XII, when the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury was established.[4]
On 16 May 2005, a tornado devastated the city, damaging the cathedral to the point of requiring demolition.[5]
The new St. Patrick's Cathedral was built in five years and was dedicated on 17 March 2011, by Bishop Gerard Holohan.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ St Patrick’s Cathedral in Bunbury
- ^ "The dedication of St Patrick's cathedral Bunbury". www.abc.net.au. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Parishes". www.bunburycatholic.org.au. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ View in 1995:Bunch, Aaron (1995), St Patricks Cathedral, Bunbury. 1995, retrieved 8 July 2024View date unknown Hurley, Frank (1910), St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bunbury [Western Australia], retrieved 8 July 2024 View in 1987 Smith, Betty (1987), St Patrick's Cathedral, Bunbury, September 1987, retrieved 8 July 2024 View in 1929 Illustrations Ltd (1929), View over Bunbury, ca.1929, retrieved 8 July 2024
- ^ "Bunbury cathedral demolished". cathnews.acu.edu.au. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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