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Church Name: | St Francis de Sales Catholic Church - Former |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 204 Bowna Rd, Bowna NSW 2644, Australia |
Suburb: | Bowna |
State: | NSW |
Postcode: | 2644 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 17-06-1934 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | A foundation stone records: St Francis De Sales - Church - This stone was blessed - and laid on 17th June 1934 - by - Dr J W Dwyer - Bishop of Wagga. |
Date Opened: | 00-00-1934 |
Date Closed: | 00-00-2025 |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
The former St Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Bowna has closed, and the proprerty is listed for sale (2025). The church was part of the Parish of Holbrook and the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. The church building was opened in 1934 in Memory of the Pioneers, and replaced an earlier 1865 church building which was submerged under the Hume Reservoir.1 No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 1/6/2025.
Note 1: Historical Guide to New South Wales, Phillip Simpson, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2020.