St Patricks Cemetery, Parramatta, Catholic cemetery in North Parramatta, Australia.
St Patricks Cemetery is a burial ground in North Parramatta located at the intersection of Church Street and Pennant Hills Road. The site contains hundreds of gravestones and memorials from different periods, including a Gothic chapel built during the 19th century.
The burial ground was founded in 1824 and was Australia's first formal Catholic cemetery of the colonial period. It grew into an important center for the early Catholic community and documents the presence of this faith in Australia's early European settlement.
The Gothic chapel with its distinctive architectural style shapes how the burial ground looks and reflects the importance the early Catholic community placed on this site. Visitors can see today how the crafted design conveys the religious significance this place held for the community.
The grounds are open for visitors to explore and conduct historical research. Volunteers regularly work on documenting and cataloging the graves and memorials across the site.
The burial ground holds graves of 44 identified convicts as well as early Irish rebels whose stories shaped the development of Catholic society in the colonial era. These graves tell of people who played a significant role in shaping early Australia.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
