St John of the Cross Catholic Church
Copmanhurst, NSW 2460
Church Information
| Church Name: | St John of the Cross Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | Clarence Way, Copmanhurst NSW 2460, Australia |
| Suburb: | Copmanhurst |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2460 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 21-06-1881 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | The foundation stone was laid on 21/6/1881. The text on the foundation stone is not known. Information/photographs are invited. A notice on the door records: Est: 1882. |
| Date Opened: | 22-10-1882 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The St John of the Cross Catholic Church, Copmanhurst is part of the Clarence Valley Parish and the Diocese of Lismore. It was established in 1882. It was erected on land donated by the family of Fr Hackett, the Parish Priest at the time. The interior of the church was destroyed by a fire on 19/4/2008 and rebuilt. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 23/3/2020.
Additional Information provided by Michael Ransom 2 September, 2020: "land for a Catholic Church to be built at Upper Copmanhurst had been donated by George Lollback. John Corcoran, who was 20 years old, carted the bricks from the wharf at Copmanhurst to the site by horse and dray. It was the first brick building at Copmanhurst and was largely built by voluntary labour. The foundation stone was laid on 21 June 1881 and the church, named 'St John of the Cross', was officially opened and consecrated by Bishop Torreggiana on 22 October 1882. Today it is the oldest brick church still in continuous use in the Lismore Diocese"
For more of the church story see - Corcorans of Upper Copmanhurst by Robyn Higham of Grafton, 2011. Not sighted.
