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St Patrick's Catholic Church - Former
Tamborine, QLD 4270
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Patrick's Catholic Church - Former |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 2782 Waterford Tamborine Rd, Tamborine QLD 4270, Australia |
| Suburb: | Tamborine |
| State: | QLD |
| Postcode: | 4270 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | unknown |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | No Foundation Stone details are known. Information/photographs are invited. A plaque records: The Church of St Patrick - commemorating the coming of - the Irish Settlers to the Logan - from 1862 onwards - was blessed by - His Grace Archbishop O'Donnell DD - 19th June 1966. |
| Date Opened: | unknown |
| Date Closed: | 23-12-2023 |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The former St Patrick's Catholic Church, Tamborine held its final Mass celebration on 23/12/2023. The church had been part of the Parish of Beaudesert and the Diocese of Brisbane. 'Now standing at the three-way intersection at Tamborine, St Patrick’s was originally situated near the south bank of the Albert River on Mr. Michael Yore's property “Spiddle” in the early 1870’s.
The first Catholic Cemetery was located near the church but was subject to flooding and land was later donated by the Plunkett Family on Plunkett Road. This is still in use today for the Catholic congregation of the district...
Messrs. Yore and Plunkett were instrumental in the starting of a Provisional school that used the St. Patricks church building from 1874 until 1905. On June 4th. 1905 Fr. Enright held the first service in the new chapel on the original Yore site, the building was moved to the present site, that of the old Railway House and renovated, under the direction of Monsignor Steele and in June of 1966, Archbishop O’Donnell of Brisbane, dedicated the Church of St. Patrick in honour of the pioneer Irish settlers of the Logan and Tamborine Districts.' (Church website - https://www.stmarysbeaudesert.com/our-churches/st-patricks-tamborine/)
More historical information/photographs of the former church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 11/3/2019.
For more of the Church story see - Town Cryer Media - Tamborine Bulletin - November 2023.
