St Patrick's Cathedral, Bunbury

St Patrick's Cathedral^[1] (also referred to as Bunbury Cathedral) is a religious building which is the main place of Catholic worship^[2] in the city of Bunbury,^[3] Western Australia, and is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury.

St Patrick's Cathedral
View of the cathedral from the south-east
Location	Bunbury
Country	Australia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	bunburyparish.org
History
Status	Church (1921 – 1954) Cathedral (1954 – present)
Founded	1919
Dedication	Saint Patrick
Dedicated	1921 17 March 2011
Consecrated	1954 (as a cathedral)
Architecture
Demolished	16 May 2005 (rebuilt)
Administration
Diocese	Bunbury
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Sede vacante
Western Australia Heritage Register
Official name	Catholic Cathedral Precinct, Bunbury
Type	State Registered Place
Designated	12 April 2019
Reference no.	345

The first stone was laid in 1919. The church was opened for worship two years later, as a parish church. In 1954 it was elevated to a cathedral by Pope Pius XII, when the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury was established.^[4]

On 16 May 2005, a tornado devastated the city, damaging the cathedral to the point of requiring demolition.^[5]

The new St. Patrick's Cathedral was built in five years and was dedicated on 17 March 2011, by Bishop Gerard Holohan.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Australia
• St. Patrick's Cathedral (disambiguation)