St Colman's Catholic Church

St Colman's Catholic Church

Balaclava, VIC 3183

Church Information

Church Name: St Colman's Catholic Church
Church Previous Name: Holy Angels Catholic Church
Denomination: Catholic Church in Australia
Street Address: 293 Carlisle St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia
Suburb: Balaclava
State: VIC
Postcode: 3183
Foundation Stone Laid: 16-06-1929
Foundation Stone Notes: 

The foundation stone for an enlarged church building was laid in August 1913. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

The foundation stone for the present church building was laid on 16/6/1929 by Archbishop Mannix. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited.

Date Opened: 01-12-1929
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The St Colman's Catholic Church, Balaclava is in the Parish of Balaclava and the Diocese of Melbourne. The present church building was opened on 1/12/1929 by the Apostolic Delegate, Dr Cattaneo. The first church building was erected in 2000, with an enlarged building opened on 30/11/1913 by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Carr. The church was renamed St Colman's on 7/9/1939. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photograph uploaded 11/11/2021.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Biatch at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21401868
Last Updated: Thursday 11th November, 2021
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