| St Patrick's Cathedral | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | -37.5621°N 143.852°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||
| Address: | 501 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Functional Status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
| Founder: | Bishop James Alipius Goold | ||||||||||||||||
| Dedication: | Saint Patrick | ||||||||||||||||
| Consecrated Date: | 1891[1] by Francis Moran | ||||||||||||||||
| Architectural Type: | Church | ||||||||||||||||
| Style: | Gothic Revival | ||||||||||||||||
| Years Built: | 18571871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 150feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Width: | 100feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Materials: | Bluestone | ||||||||||||||||
| Parish: | St Patrick's Cathedral | ||||||||||||||||
| Diocese: | Ballarat | ||||||||||||||||
| Bishop: | Paul Bird | ||||||||||||||||
| Priest: | Fr Ed Moloney Fr Jim McKay | ||||||||||||||||
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St Patrick's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Ballarat and seat of Bishop Paul Bird. The cathedral is located in the provincial city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.[2]
The cathedral was built between 1857 and 1871 designed by local architects Shaw and Dowden, based on a design of English architect Charles Hansom.[3] The cathedral was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 3 March 1994.[4]
The foundation stone was laid on 7 February 1858 by Bishop James Alipius Goold, with the first Mass being celebrated in 1863. The official opening was in 1871[5] and the cathedral was consecrated by Cardinal Francis Moran in 1891.[6]