Location Williamstown, Victoria Ecclesiastical or organisational status Church Phone +61 3 9397 6066 Architectural type Church | Affiliation Roman Catholic Website [1] Year consecrated 1842 Spire 1 | |
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Address 116 Cecil St, Williamstown VIC 3016, Australia Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture District Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Similar St Mary Star of the Sea - Wes, Jawbone Flora and Fauna Re, Commonwealth Reserve, St Michael's Uniting C, Our Lady of Victories Basilica | ||
St Mary's Catholic Church is located in Melbourne's first seaport of Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. Originally constructed in the early 19th century, St Mary's was only the second Catholic Church to be constructed in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales (which would later become the colony of Victoria), after St. Francis Catholic Church, in Melbourne.
There have been a total of three structures located on the site, the first being a timber chapel, later being replaced by an earlier stone structure c.1870. Later, a larger stone structure was built, which still stands on the site today.
Originally designed to incorporate a steeple, this was modified by the Archdiocese at the time, allowing for the construction of St Patrick's Cathedral, in Melbourne.
In 1933, the spire, transepts, sanctuary, side chapels and sacristy were added, in accordance to the original design of W.P. Connolly.