St Mary's Cathedral, Sale

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St Mary's Cathedral, Sale
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St Mary's Cathedral in 2012
St Mary's Cathedral, Sale
38°06′41″S147°03′46″E / 38.11139°S 147.06278°E / -38.11139; 147.06278
Address47 Foster Street, Sale, East Gippsland, Victoria
CountryAustralia
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website stmaryscathedralsale.com.au
History
Status Cathedral [1]
Founded1886
Founder(s)Fr James Hegarty
Dedication Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Dedicated1910
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designation National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Designated9 March 1989
Architect(s) Barker and Henderson
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic Revival
Years built1886 1877
Specifications
Materials Red brick, cement-faced
Administration
Diocese Sale
Parish Sale
Clergy
Bishop(s) Gregory Bennet

St Mary's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Sale and seat of Bishop Gregory Bennet. The cathedral is located in the provincial city of Sale, in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

It was designed in the Gothic Revival style in 1886 by architects, Barker and Henderson. The cathedral was listed on the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) on 9 March 1989 as a place of regional significance. [2]

An organ was installed to one side of the rear gallery and was first used in 1903. [3]

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References

  1. "St Mary's Cathedral, Sale". GCatholic.org. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "St Mary's Catholic Cathedral & Organ". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  3. Maidment, John (May 2011). "St Mary's Catholic Cathedral". Organ Historical Trust of Australia . Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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