St Patrick's Cathedral, Catholic cathedral in Bunbury, Australia.
St Patrick's Cathedral is a Catholic place of worship located on Money Street and serves as the main religious center for Catholics in Bunbury with tall stained glass windows and limestone walls. The building accommodates visitors and hosts regular religious services throughout the week.
The first stone was laid in 1919, and the church opened for worship two years later as a parish church. In 1954 Pope Pius XII elevated it to a cathedral when the Diocese of Bunbury was established. A tornado on 16 May 2005 damaged it beyond repair, and the rebuilt cathedral was dedicated on 17 March 2011 by Bishop Gerard Holohan.
The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury, a role it has held since the diocese was established in 1954. The current bishop is Gerard Holohan, who dedicated the rebuilt cathedral on 17 March 2011.
The cathedral stands on Money Street in central Bunbury, near the city centre. It is an active parish and diocesan seat, so visits are best arranged around Mass times rather than assumed at any hour. The 2011 building replaced the tornado-damaged predecessor, so the interior seen today is recent.
The first stone was laid in 1919, and the church opened for worship two years later as a parish church. It only became a cathedral in 1954, when Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Bunbury and raised the building to that rank.
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