St Canice's Catholic Church
Lockington, VIC 3563
Church Information
Church Name: | St Canice's Catholic Church |
Church Previous Name: | - |
Denomination: | Catholic Church in Australia |
Street Address: | 23-29 Singer Rd, Lockington VIC 3563, Australia |
Suburb: | Lockington |
State: | VIC |
Postcode: | 3563 |
Foundation Stone Laid: | 28-07-1957 |
Foundation Stone Notes: | A foundation stone records: Church of St Canice - This foundation stone - was blessed and laid by - Most Rev Bernard Stewart - DD., BA., LL B - Bishop of Sandhurst - 28th July 1957. |
Date Opened: | 06-04-1958 |
Date Closed: | unknown |
Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The St Canice's Catholic Church, Lockington is part of the Parish of Lockington and the Diocese of Sandhurst. Services began in the 1870s, meeting in the school and then in the Memorial Hall. The present church building was opened ion 6/4/1958 by Bishop Dr Stewart, and replaced the first church building erected in 1925. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 6/10/2022 & 7/10/2024.
Note: Photograph attribution/source - By Mattinbgn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14582145
Last Updated: Monday 7th October, 2024