St Mary's Catholic Church
Corowa, NSW 2646
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Mary's Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 23 Parade Pl, Corowa NSW 2646, Australia |
| Suburb: | Corowa |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2646 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 21-11-1920 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | Foundation stone records: St Mary's Corowa - this stone was laid by - The Right Rev J W Dwyer DD - Bishop of Wagga Wagga - 21st November 1920 - Father Hickey PP. A plaque records: St Mary's Corowa - Parishioners and Clergy - commemorate the centenary - of the Parish, established - 31 ~ 1 ~ 1878, and honour the - pioneers and their priests - Fr Lovat ~ First Mass - Fr Michael Slattery ~ VG, PP - Fr Richard Kiely, Assistant. - 12.11.1978. |
| Date Opened: | 20-11-1921 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
St Mary's Catholic Church, Corowa is part of the Parish of Corowa and the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. The present church building was opened on 20/11/1921 by Archbishop Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne, and replaced an earlier church building, opened on 2/5/1875 by the Very Rev Dr McAlroy VG. A brief history of the church is contained on the church website - https://stmaryscorowa.com/ More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 6/8/2023.
To celebrate the centenary of the church a history was written - The Church by the Rocky River - St Mary's Corowa 1878 ~ 1978 by A T Roddy. Not sighted.
