Church Name: | St Mary's Catholic Church |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 2 Corack Rd, Birchip VIC 3483, Australia |
Suburb: | Birchip |
State: | VIC |
Postcode: | 3483 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
Foundation Stone Notes: | A tablet records: St Mary's Church Birchip - In the year of faith during the reign of - Pope Paul VI this church dedicated to the - Blessed Virgin Mary was erected as a memorial - to those who gave their lives in The Great Wars and was blessed by His Lordship - The Most Reverend J P O'Collins DD Bishop of - Ballarat on the tenth day of Sept 1967 - Reverend ? J Boylan PP A plaque on the rock in front of the church records: A M D G - This stone symbolizes the rock on - which Christ said he would build his church - and commemorates the centenary of - The Catholic Parish which included - Watchem, Birchip, Karyrie - Curyo & Watchupga Congregations. - This memorial, provided by the Parishioners - of Watchem, Birchip and Watchupga, - was unveiled by - Most Rev R Mulkearns DD DCL - on 10th November, 1991. |
Date Opened: | 10-09-1967 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |