St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church
St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church unknown date - Photograph supplied by Peter Hengstberger
St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church 08-01-2015 - John Conn, Templestowe, Victoria

St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church

Leongatha, VIC 3953

Church Information

Church Name: St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Catholic Church in Australia
Street Address: 29 Ogilvy St, Leongatha VIC 3953, Australia
Suburb: Leongatha
State: VIC
Postcode: 3953
Foundation Stone Laid: 20-04-1913
Foundation Stone Notes: 

Foundation stone records: This Memorial Stone - was blessed by the - Most Rev Patrick Phelan - Bishop of Sale - April 20th 1913 -  Rev Peter J Coyne - Pastor.

A plaque records: St Laurence O'Toole Parish Centre - was blessed by - Jeremiah Coffey - Bishop of Sale - on 25th February 2001 ... Parish Priests: Father John M O'Kelly - Father Peter A M Kooloos.

A stone records: The Original St Laurence O'Toole - Church Bell - This memorial commemorates the: - Relocating and converting of the timber - church into St Laurence O'Toole schools 1913 ... . 

Date Opened: 16-11-1913
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church, Leongatha is part of the Parish of Leongatha and the Diocese of Sale. The first church buiding was erected about 1895, and the Leongatha Parish formed in 1901, with Father P J Coyne appointed priest. The present church building repalced the original building and was opened on 16/11/2013. The church building is the focus of an ecclesiastic complex including a hall (1927), Presbytery (1904), Convent (1914) and school (1936). No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 6/2/2018.

Some more details of the St Laurence O'Toole Catholic Church story are contained at - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241843225
Last Updated: Sunday 26th March, 2023
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