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) | Gerard Holohan |
Official name | Catholic Cathedral Precinct, Bunbury |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 12 April 2019 |
Reference no. | 345 |
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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.
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.
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