St Patrick's Church, The Rocks

The St Patrick's Catholic Church is an active Catholic church building located at the junction of Grosvenor and Gloucester Streets in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by William Fernyhough and John Frederick Hilly and built from 1840 to 1844 by Andrew Ross & Co. It is also known as St Patrick's, Church Hill and St Pat's Church Hill. The property is owned by the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. The Marist Fathers, a religious order, have administered the parish since 1868.[1][2]

St Patrick's Catholic Church, The Rocks
St Patricks's, Church Hill
St Patrick's Church, pictured in 2012
St Patrick's Catholic Church, The Rocks
33.8630878°S 151.2060555°E / -33.8630878; 151.2060555
Location20 Grosvenor Street, The Rocks, City of Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationCatholic
Religious orderMarist Fathers
Websitestpatschurchhill.org#top
History
StatusChurch
Founded25 August 1840 (1840-08-25)
Founder(s)William Davis
DedicationSaint Patrick
Dedicated18 March 1844 (1844-03-18)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
  • William Fernyhough
  • John Frederick Hilly
Years built1840–1844
Administration
MetropolisSydney

The church is associated with the heritage-listed Federation Hall located at 24-30 Grosvenor Street, built as a parish hall and was used for that purpose until 1914. The property was sold by the parish in the 1920s.[3]

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Australia

References
  1. "St Patrick's construction and opening". St Patrick's Church Hill history. St Patrick's Church Hill Parish. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. McMurrich, Peter (2018). "Their eminences, an éminence grise, and ruffled feathers: the sometimes rocky voyage of St Patrick's, Church Hill, within the Archdiocese of Sydney". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 39: 93–106.
  3. "St Patrick's history early years". St Patrick's Church Hill history. St Patrick's Church Hill Parish. Retrieved 26 November 2018.


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