Church Name: | St Peter's Catholic Church |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 235 Devonshire St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia |
Suburb: | Surry Hills |
State: | NSW |
Postcode: | 2010 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 19-09-1880 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone was laid by Archbishop Vaughan on 19/9/1880. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited. |
Date Opened: | 11-09-1881 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
The first Mass celebrated in the St Peter's Catholic Church, Surry Hills was on 25/12/1880. However, the church building was not formally opened and blessed by Archbishop Vaughan until 11/9/1881, when it was debt free. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 9/2/2021.
For more of the St Peter's Catholic Church story see - Volume 1 of 'St Peter's Surry Hills. A History' is called 'A Small Seed, Stately Tree' and details the period from 1880 to 1931. Written by Janice Garaty, available from the church office. Not sighted.