Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church
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Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church 00-02-2019 - Rosie Saroni - google.com.au

Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church

Caveat, VIC 3660

Church Information

Church Name: Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church
Church Previous Name: St Mary's Catholic Church/Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church
Denomination: Catholic Church in Australia
Street Address: 479 Caveat-Dropmore Rd, Caveat VIC 3660, Australia
Suburb: Caveat
State: VIC
Postcode: 3660
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited.
Date Opened: 00-00-1956
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

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The Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church, Caveat is part of the Parish of Yea and the Diocese of Melbourne. The church was built by a small community of Czech, Polish and Ukranian families who settled in the area in the 1930s. Before the church building was erected, Mass was celebrated in the home of Mr George Zoch. The land for the building was donated by Mr Douglas McAlpin. The building was erected by voluntary labour in 1955,and officially opened and blessed as St Mary's Catholic Church by Bishop Fox in 1956. Later a bell  and tower were erected and blessed by Monsignor Hannan from Melbourne. A grotto was erected from granite collected in the district at a later date, and blessed by Monsignor Hannan. The church celebrated its silver jubilee in 19811. Over the years the church has been known by different names reflecting gifts from artisians. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 1/9/2022.

Note 1: For more of the church story see - The Story of Yea - A 150 Year History of the Shire /by Harvey Blanks, Melbourne, The Hawthorne Press, 1973. pages 175-176  AND  - https://highlands.org.au/tgn/granite_news_11_19.pdf
Last Updated: Thursday 1st September, 2022
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