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Sesquicentenary of the Inauguration of St Mary`s Parish Print Page 
Plaque commemorates the sesquicentary of the inauguration of St Mary's parish.
Location
| Address: | Yarra Street , St Mary of the Angels Basilica, Geelong, 3220 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.152872 Long: 144.360733 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1842 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1992 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 29th November, 1992 |
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THE PARISH OF
ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS, GEELONG
THE ORIGINAL CHAPEL OF THE GEELONG MISSION WAS BLESSED BY FATHER MICHAEL STEPHENS, THE FIRST PASTOR, ON THE FIRST DUNDAY OF ADVENT, 27 NOVEMBER 1842.
THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE SECOND CHURCH WAS LAID BY FATHER PATRICK BONAVENTURE GEOGHEGAN, PIONEER PRIEST OF THE PORT PHILLIP DISTRICT, ON 19 AUGUST 1846.
THE FIRST STONE OF THE PRESENT CHURCH WAS LAID BY MOST REV. JAMES ALIPIUS GOOLD, FIRST BISHOP OF MELBOURNE, ON 15 JUNE 1854. THE NAVE, COMPLETED BY ARCHDEACON PATRICK SLATTERY, WAS OPENED FOR WORSHIP BY BISHOP GOOLD ON 4 FEBRUARY, 1872.
THE COMPLETED CHURCH WAS CONSECRATED BY MOST REV, DANIEL MANNIX D.D., ARCHBISHOP OF MELBOURNE, ON 16 JUNE, 1937, MONSIGNOR ROBERT BENSON BEING THE PARISH PRIEST.
THIS PLAQUE, MARKING THE SESQUICENTENARY OF THE INAUGURATION OF ST. MARY'S PARISH WAS DEDICATED BY MOST REV. THOMAS FRANCIS LITTLE D.D., ARCHBISHOP OF MELBOURNE, ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 29 NOVEMBER, 1992, WITH MONSIGNOR JAMES MURRAY E.V. AS THE PARISH PRIEST.
' MY SOUL GLORIFIES THE LORD,
MY SPIRIT EXULTS IN GOD, MY SAVIOUR'
(The Canticle of the Virgin Mary)
