Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Cathedral
Waitara, NSW 2077
Church Information
Church Name: | Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Cathedral |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 23 Yardley Ave, Waitara NSW 2077, Australia |
Suburb: | Waitara |
State: | NSW |
Postcode: | 2077 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 22-11-1908 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone for an early church was laid on 22/11/1908 by His Eminence Cardinal Moran.
The fundation stone of the present cathedral church was laid on 25/8/1991 by The Most Rev Patrick Murphy. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.
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Date Opened: | unknown |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
Catholic Mass in the district was celebrated in private homes from about 1983. From about 1898 it was celebrated in a church school that was erected on the Pacific Highway and opposite the site of the Waitara Train Station. A church was later built at the Pacific Highway site in 1908/9. When the new Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church building was erected in 1991 it was located in Yardley Avenue.10/2/2008 saw the inauguration of Our Lady of the Rosary as the Cathedral Parish of the Diocese of Broken Bay. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited.Photographs uploaded 5/3/2021.
Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www.facebook.com/HornsbyCathedralParish/photos/p.874842619353824/874842619353824/?type=1&theater
Last Updated: Friday 5th March, 2021