St Augustine's Catholic Church
Kyabram, VIC 3620
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Augustine's Catholic Church |
| Church Previous Name: | - |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
| Street Address: | 63 Church St, Kyabram VIC 3620, Australia |
| Suburb: | Kyabram |
| State: | VIC |
| Postcode: | 3620 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 11-07-1910 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | Foundation stone records: D O M - Lapis Hic Primarius - Ecclesiae Sancti Augustini - Revmo Dno Silvestrd Barry VG - Positus St Benedictus - Oxintd Nonas Jul11 MCMX - xxxx Et Revmo Stephand Reville OSA - Episcopo [best guess - as very difficult to read - my Latin not good]. A stone on the building next door records: 1928 St Augustine's School. A stone on the Priory records: St Augustine's Priory - 1902 - H W Martin ~ Contractor - A A Fritsch FRVIA ~ Architect. |
| Date Opened: | 02-04-1911 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The St Augustine's Catholic Church, Kyabram is part of the Parish of Kyabram and the Diocese of Sandridge. The earliest Masses in the district were celebrated in private homes, until a wooden church building was erected in 1877, in Henley. In 1888 this building was relocated to Kyabram to a site near the rear of the Masonic Temple. In 1903, Father William O'Byrne bought the present site, and the wooden church building was relocated again. Another church building, from Wyuna was added to it, and it was used as a church and school, until the present church building was opened on 2/4/1911. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 4/10/2022 & 16/10/2024.
Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22108355 AND By Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22108279
