Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Booval, QLD 4304
Church Information
| Church Name: | Sacred Heart Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 19 Cothill Rd, Booval QLD 4304, Australia |
| Suburb: | Booval |
| State: | QLD |
| Postcode: | 4304 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone or Memorial Plaque details are known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque records: Heritage Plaque - Sacred Heart Catholic Church - An initiative of Ipswich City Council - Sacred Heart Church was constructed and opened by - Archbishop Duhig in 1915 and from 1931 to 1997, Booval - House opposite was used as St Gabriel's convent for the - Sisters of Mercy who taught in the Sacred Heart School. |
| Date Opened: | 09-05-1915 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
Sacred Heart Parish was established in 1912. By 1914, the foundation stone for a church was laid on 4.5 acres of land, generously donated by Dean Andrew Horan of St Mary's Parish Ipswich. When, in 1914, the banks foreclosed on loans promised for the construction of the Church (World War I had been declared) four parishioners, Messrs Lebler, Costello, Hartfield and Doyle, mortgaged their homes so that sufficient funds were available for the work to continue. The Sacred Heart Catholic Church building was blessed and opened on 9th May 1915 by Archbishop Duhig.
More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 22/1/2018.
