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St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church
St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church  03-08-2025 - Derek Flannery
St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church  03-08-2025 - Derek Flannery

St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church

Coober Pedy, SA 5723

Church Information

Church Name: St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Catholic Church in Australia
Street Address: 27 Hutchison St, Coober Pedy SA 5723, Australia
Suburb: Coober Pedy
State: SA
Postcode: 5723
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: 

No Foundation Stone details are known. Information/photographs are invited.

A plaque records: This church was blessed - and opened by - The Most Rev. Bryan Gallagher. D.D. D.Ph.. - Bishop of Port Pirie - on 25th June 1967 - in commemoration - of - The Nineteenth Century of the Deaths - of - Saints Peter and Paul..

A headstone mounted on the front wall records: In Memory of - Silvano Degano - Born 4.6.1930 Died 27.12.1965 - Erected by Italian Miners Assn. - and Friends.

Date Opened: 25-06-1967
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church, Coober Pedy is part of the Parish of Coober Pedy (with Uluru and Inland Catholic Mission, APY Land) and the Diocese of Port Pirie. The church is underground and was opened on 25/6/1967 by the Bishop of Port Pirie. The first resident priest was appointed in 1965, and Mass is regularly celebrated at this location. No other details are known.  More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 16/9/2025.
Last Updated: Wednesday 17th September, 2025
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