Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 06-11-2017 - Errol Phillips
Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Heritage Plaque 06-11-2017 - Errol Phillips

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Booval, QLD 4304

Church Information

Church Name: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Catholic Church in Australia
Street Address: 19 Cothill Rd, Booval QLD 4304, Australia
Suburb: Booval
State: QLD
Postcode: 4304
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: 

No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited.

A plaque records: Heritage Plaque - Sacred Heart Catholic Church - An initiative of Ipswich City Council - Sacred Heart Church was constructed and opened by -  Archbishop Duhig in 1915 and from 1931 to 1997, Booval - House opposite was used as St Gabriel's convent for the - Sisters of Mercy who taught in the Sacred Heart School.

Date Opened: 09-05-1915
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

Sacred Heart Parish was established in 1912. By 1914, the foundation stone for a church was laid on 4.5 acres of land, generously donated by Dean Andrew Horan of St Mary's Parish Ipswich. When, in 1914, the banks foreclosed on loans promised for the construction of the Church (World War I had been declared) four parishioners, Messrs Lebler, Costello, Hartfield and Doyle, mortgaged their homes so that sufficient funds were available for the work to continue. The Sacred Heart Catholic Church building was blessed and opened on 9th May 1915 by Archbishop Duhig.

More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 22/1/2018.

Last Updated: Monday 22nd January, 2018
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