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St Brigid's Catholic Church - Former Site
Farina, SA 5733
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Brigid's Catholic Church - Former Site |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | Farina SA 5733, Australia |
| Suburb: | Farina |
| State: | SA |
| Postcode: | 5733 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. An information board records: Site of - St Brigid's Catholic Church St Brigid's Church was built in 1897 on land donated by an early landowner John West Manfield, at a cost of one hundred and fifty pounds ($300.00). ...The church was blessed by the Bishop of Port Augusta, Bishop James Maher in July 1897, and at the time, was the most northerly Catholic Church in South Australia. Travelling Jesuit priests from Clare Valley visited St Brigid's to care for the spiritual lives of the Farina residents. In 1936, the then Bishop of Port Augusts gave permission for the church to be relocated to Murray Town SA. It was dismantled, and trucked to its new site where it continues to be used as a church, until it was farewelled with a closing mass on the 19th June 1994. The building was sold at auction on 24th June 1994 and relocated to Goolwa Beach for private use...
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| Date Opened: | 11-07-1897 |
| Date Closed: | 00-00-1936 |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
THe former St Brigid's Catholic Church, Farina closed in 1936 and the building was relocated to Murray Town, for continued used as a church. The original church building was blessed and opened on 11/7/1897, by His Lordship the Bishop of Port Augusta, the Right Rev Dr Maher. The church was opened debt free. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 28/7/2025.
For more of the church's story and a photograph see - https://www.flickr.com/photos/31967465@N04/12185164666/in/photostream/
