St Bernard's Catholic Church
Botany, NSW 2019
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Bernard's Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 4 Ramsgate St, Botany NSW 2019, Australia |
| Suburb: | Botany |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2019 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone details are known for the current St Bernard's Catholic Church building. Information/photographs are invited. A stone tablet records: A M D G - St Bernard's Church - was blessed and opened - 3rd April 1955 by - His Eminence N T Cardinal Gilroy - Archbishop of Sydney - Rev T Everard ~ Priest in Charge. The foundation stone for the first St Bernard's Catholic Church was laid on 11 September, 1860. No other details are known. Information/photographs are invited.
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| Date Opened: | 03-04-1955 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The present St Bernard's Catholic Church, Botany is in the Parish of Botany and the Diocese of Sydney. The foundation stone for the first church buiding was laid on 11/9/1860, on land donated by Edward Lord in Botany Road. It was later renovated and enlarged, and re-opened on 12/5/1895 by Cardinal Moran. This site was acquired by the government in 1954. The current church building was erected on the present site in Ramsgate Street and opened by Cardinal Gilroy on 3/4/1955. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 14/5/2020.
Note: Photograph attribution/source - http://www.stbernards-botany.org.au/index.htm
