St John the Baptist Catholic Church

The St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Beaufort is in the Parish of Beaufort and the Diocese of Ballarat. The earliest Catholic Mass in the district was celebrated about 1855 when Fr Bermingham visited from Colac. A school was erected in 1861 and also used as a chapel unitl 1884. The church building was opened on 12/10/1884 by Bishop James Moore. It was enlarged in 1922, with further alterations made in 1969 to meet the needs of the congregation. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs on the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 13/3/2015.

Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5607368