Church Name: | St Kilian's Catholic Church |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 181 McCrae St, Bendigo VIC 3550, Australia |
Suburb: | Bendigo |
State: | VIC |
Postcode: | 3550 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone details are held. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque records: Celebrations from April 16 to 19. 1988 - commemorated the centenary of - St Kilian's Church - the fourth on this site, centre of the - oldest Bendigo Parish, founded by - The Very Rev Henry Backhaus DD - in 1852 - special guests included - Archbishop of Paderborn - The Most Reverend J J Degenhardt - and Mgr Bruno Kresing VG - Mgr Bryan Long VG Administrator St Kilian's Parish - + Noel D Daly Fifth Bishop of Sandhurst. A plaque on Bell Tower records: This Tower - has been erected - to the memory of - The Very Rev Dr Backhaus - Pioneer Priest of Bendigo 1852-1882 - who died 7 Septr 1882 aged 72 years - May he rest in peace - J O O Connell; Nee Halfpenny. A large plaque erected in May 2010 by the German Heritage Society records further information on the German Catholic Pioneers in establishing St Kilians. |
Date Opened: | 01-07-1988 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |