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St Patrick`s Church Memorial StonePrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the blessing and laying of the memorial stone of St Patrick`s Church in July 1908.
The foundation stone of the new Catholic Church for Glen Innes was laid on Sunday week in the presence of a large gathering, his Lordship Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale, officiating. The edifice when completed will be a particularly handsome one, and a decided ornament to the town. The site is at the corner of Meade and Church Streets. The enthusiasm of the parishioners was manifested when the subscription list was opened — no less than £445 being received. Needless to say, Bishop O'Connor's contribution was worthy of his big heart.
He gave a cheque for £25, and said he would give £25 more when the building was completed. The ceremony took place in the afternoon, when a procession, headed by the convent children, followed by the altar boys, bearing the Bishop's staff, with the Bishop, Right Rev. Monsignor Corcoran, Very Rev. Dean Tobin, and Rev. Fathers Foley, Con-len (Armidale), Smiers (Emmaville), and Clancy (Tenterfield) in the rear moved from St. Patrick's Church to where the contractor, Mr. Lonsdale, had the stone in readiness for the ceremony. A silver trowel was pre sonted to his Lordship for the occasion by the committee.
Catholic Press (Sydney), 30 July 1908.
Location
| Address: | 162 Meade Street, St Patrick`s Catholic Church, Glen Innes, 2370 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -29.737166 Long: 151.738822 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
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Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 19th July, 1908 |
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This memorial stone was solemnly blessed, and laid, by His Lordship, the Right Reverend Dr. O`Connor, Bishop of Armidale,
19th July 1908.
