St Mary's Cathedral, Perth
- St Mary's Cathedral, Perth
St Mary's Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic cathedral located in Victoria Square, Perth, Western Australia. The other two being 'The Pro-Cathedral of St John the Evangelist' and the 'Most Holy Trinity Former Abbatial Cathedral'.
History
The site for The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was included in the first plan of Perth in 1838 and on February 8 1863, the foundation stone of the cathedral was laid by the Bishop of Perth. The cathedral was later blessed and opened, on January 29 1865.
The Cathedral was built in Gothic style, but due to Great Depression, World War II and the aftermath, no funds were available to finish it, resulting in the iron bars that are still present today.
In 1973, the central altar and lectern were added to the sanctuary and the redesigned sanctuary was consecrated on August 12. [ "Ceremony of dedication of the Cathedral Church of St. Mary, Perth, by Most Rev. Launcelot John Goody, PH.D., D.D., Archbishop of Perth, Sunday, 12th August, 1973". pamphlet held at Battye Library ]
In the early 2000's conditions of the cathedral required decisions for repair and completion of the original concept [Kleyn, Gary."Business news (Perth, W.A.)" 23 Nov. 2000, p. 1 ]
At the end of 2005, construction works to extend the 1000 seating cathedral started.
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External links
* [http://www.perthcatholic.org.au/html/cathedral.html St Mary's Cathedral]
* [http://www.perthcatholic.org.au/parish/html/perth.html Catholic Archdiocese of Perth]
* [http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=2124 Heritage Council of Western Australia database record']
References
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