St Joseph's Catholic Church
Murrurundi, NSW 2338
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Joseph's Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 59 Polding St, Murrurundi NSW 2338, Australia |
| Suburb: | Murrurundi |
| State: | NSW |
| Postcode: | 2338 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | A plaque records: A Brief History of St Joseph's Murrurunda - In 1840 Thomas Haydon donated 2 1/2 acres - for a church and cemetery - On 18th May 1841 Father Joseph Lynch (later Dean) - blessed and laid the foundation stone for a wooden - chapel and consecrated the cemetery. The chapel was - completed in 1841. This was replaced by the current - stone building in 1860 which Arch Bishop Polding - blessed and dedicated to St Joseph on 19th February - 1860. The parish of St Joseph's Murrurundi - was established in 1869. A plaque on the a bell frame records: Garden of Celebration - our ancestors' faith...our own journey...and - the Federation of our land. - The adjacent convent was built by Fr Finn - for The Singleton Sisters of Mercy - 1880 ~ 1970 - Foundation stone and bell from St Joseph's School - Built 1930. A plaque records: St Joseph's Church - Murrurundi - originally opened with the rite of simple blessing - on - 19th February, 1860 - by - Archbishop John Bede Polding OSB - consecrated in the rite of solemn dedication - by - The Bishop of Maitland - on - 20th May, 1990. - Fr Brian Gibbons, Parish Priest. A plaque records: Sesquicentenary - celebrated 10th July 2010 - Bishop Michael Malone - Father John Woods PP. |
| Date Opened: | 19-02-1860 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
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Note: Photograph attribution/source - https://www.mn.catholic.org.au/places/parishes/murrurundi/st-josephs-murrurundi/
