St Cecilia’s Centenary The centenary of the opening of St Cecilia’s Church was marked on Palm Sunday, 13 April 2014 with a Mass at 2.00pm celebrated by Archbishop Mark Coleridge.  After the Mass there was a celebration with an afternoon tea in the Church Hall. In recent years, St. Cecilia’s Church has been repainted and…

Establishment of St John’s Church, Northgate St John’s Catholic Church in Nudgee Road, Northgate was Australia’s first civilian church erected as a Royal Australian Navy War Memorial Church. Archbishop Patrick O’Donnell blessed and opened it on Sunday 5th August 1962. The Navy Minister (Senator Gorton), the officer-in-charge of the Eastern Australian area (Rear Admiral G.Gatacre) and…

Our Lady Help of Christians, Hendra Rebuilt The foundation stone of the current Our Lady Help of Christians church was blessed and laid by the Most Rev Archbishop James Duhig DD KC MG LLD, Archbishop of Brisbane on 16 July 1961 with the opening of the church by His Grace on 3 December 1961. ​…

Establishment of Our Lady, Help of Christians, Hendra Our Lady Help of Christians Parish began its origins in the purchase by the Catholic Church of an old rambling residence belonging to the Bowman family on 3 acres of land which became the temporary church. A magnificent residence, although in very poor condition, it became the…

St Agatha’s Church Rebuilt In March 1921 Father Frances O’Connell arrived in Clayfield. He was the first Parish Priest of the newly formed parish, which until that time had been part of the parish of Wooloowin. His early work in the parish convinced him that the parishioners had serious need of a school of their…

Establishment of St Agatha’s Clayfield Clayfield was originally part of Holy Cross Parish Wooloowin. Towards the end of 1917 Archbishop Duhig paid £1,315 for about three acres of steeply sloping land fronting Oriel Road to establish a Mass centre. The land had belonged to Mr J B Charlton whose house was at the top of…

  Establishment of St Cecilia’s Church, Hamilton The parish of Hamilton was formed by Archbishop Duhig on 17 January, 1913, when he purchased the house and grounds at Hamilton known as ‘Huron’ for the sum of £1,450. Father John Gowen had been appointed the first parish priest and, until the church was built and the…