Country Australia Completed 1904 Opened 1904 Archbishop Timothy Costelloe | Denomination Roman Catholic Priest(s) James D'Souza Phone +61 8 9384 2421 Architect Michael Cavanagh | |
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Location 2 McNeil Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia Website www.staroftheseachurch.org.au Address 2 McNeil St, Peppermint Grove WA 6011, Australia Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth Architectural type Gothic Revival architecture Similar First St Mary's Roman C, St Joseph's Church - Subiaco, St Brigid's Church - Stuart, Ravenswood Community Church, St Patrick's Church - Rosevale | ||
St Mary Star of the Sea is a Roman Catholic church in Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth.
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Location
The church building is located on Stirling Highway, between McNeil and Forrest streets in Peppermint Grove, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. Given its proximity to Cottesloe, it is sometimes said to be in Cottesloe rather than Peppermint Grove. The Presbyterian Ladies' College is located behind the church.
History
The church building was built in 1904 on land donated by Dr Daniel Kenny (1860-1915). It was designed by Australian architect Michael Cavanagh (1860–1941) in the Gothic Revival style. The wrought iron fence and entrance gate, also designed by Michael Cavanagh, were added in 1937. It is made of local freestone and tiles from Marseille in France. It cost nearly £2,000 to build.
It was the second place of worship built in Peppermint Grove after St Columba's Presbyterian Church Hall, which was built on Venn Street in 1896 and later replaced by St Columba's Presbyterian Church on the corner of Venn and Keane Streets. The first service took place on 18 December 1904, when it was blessed by Bishop Matthew Gibney (1835-1925). In the beginning, the church building was used as a school on weekdays.
The church building was restored in 2013 for $120,000.
Clergy
As of January 2017 the parish priest is James D'Souza.