St Patrick's - Bega, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 36° 40.734 E 149° 50.555
55H E 754011 N 5936981
This brown-brick Gothic-styled church is on a slight rise in Bega, right beside the Princes Highway.
Waymark Code: WM10BHC
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/07/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 1

The Church was initially built in 1881, with the front of the church extended in 1911, and the sanctuary, chapel and sacristy work done in 1951. The brown-brick church has a very steep-pitched tiled hip roof, with flying buttresses to the sides and corners. There is a mounted bell at the porch entry. There is a small amount of off-street parking, with mostly on the street. Beautiful Stained Glass Windows are in most of the Gothic-arched windows.

Mass Times: Sunday, 9:30am;
Also, in the Chapel: Tuesday, and Wednesday: 5:30pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 9:15am

A new Priest had been appointed in 2018, as reported by the Bega District News newspaper, April, 2018: (visit link)

Access: available 24/7, with parking on the street.

Visited: 1405 - 1422, Saturday, 29 December, 2018
Type of Church: Church

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Date of organization: 01/01/1868

Date of building construction: 01/01/1881

Dominant Architectural Style: Neo-Gothic

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Multiple Stained Glass Windows

Archdiocese: Canberra & Goulburn

Diocese: Canberra and Goulburn

Address/Location:
148 Newton Road,
(aka Princes Highway)
Bega, NSW Australia
2550


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

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