St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin

St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral
Location Darwin
Country Australia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral[1] is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Darwin,[2] Australia,[3][4] and the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Darwin.

During World War II, the church of St Mary was the seat of the garrison of the military chaplaincy for Australian troops in the city. After the war it became necessary to build a larger structure. The project was underraken by Ian Ferrier from Brisbane.

The first stone taken from Rum Jungle, the site of the first uranium mine in the territory, was blessed by Bishop O'Loughlin on 13 July 1958. Construction operations were entrusted to Carl Johansson until 1962 when he was replaced by John D'Arcy.

The cathedral was blessed and opened for worship by Bishop O'Loughlin on 19 August 1962 and consecrated on 20 August 1972.

See also

References

  1. ↑ St Mary’s Star of the Sea Cathedral in Darwin
  2. ↑ Jones, Tom Devonshire; Murray, Linda; Murray, Peter (2013-09-26). The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199680276.
  3. ↑ Reeves, Keir; Bird, Geoffrey R.; James, Laura; Stichelbaut, Birger; Bourgeois, Jean (2015-10-16). Battlefield Events: Landscape, Commemoration and Heritage. Routledge. ISBN 9781317479000.
  4. ↑ Feeken, Erwin (2015-02-20). My Adopted Country: Australia. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781499028683.

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