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Coordinates: 36°4536S 144°1626E / 36.760°S 144.274°E / -36.760; 144.274
 

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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Map
36°45′36S 144°16′26E / 36.760°S 144.274°E / -36.760; 144.274
Address80 Wattle Street, Bendigo, Victoria
CountryAustralia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitesacredheartcathedral.org.au
History
StatusCathedral[1]
Founded1895
Founder(s)Martin Crane
DedicationMost Sacred Heart of Jesus
Consecrated1901
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
  • William Tappin
  • Bates, Smart and McCutcheon
  • Architectural typeChurch
    StyleGothic Revival
    Years built1897 – 1977
    Specifications
    Length75 metres (246 ft)
    Width43 metres (141 ft)
    Height87 metres (285 ft)
    MaterialsSandstone
    Administration
    DioceseSandhurst
    Clergy
    Bishop(s)Shane Mackinlay

    Victorian Heritage Register

    Official nameSacred Heart Cathedral
    TypeState heritage (Religion)
    Designated4 September 1997
    Reference no.3311

    Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Sandhurst and seatofBishop Shane Mackinlay. The cathedral is located in the provincial city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

    It was designed in the Gothic Revival style in 1895 by an architect of the firm Reed, Barnes and Tappin. The cathedral was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 4 September 1997.[2]

    Description[edit]

    Sacred Heart Cathedral is one of Australia's largest churches and the third tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral and St Paul's CathedralinMelbourne.[citation needed] It is exceptionally large for a provincial city cathedral in Australia and its construction was made possible chiefly through the estate of Henry Backhaus (1811–1882), a German from Paderborn and the first Catholic priest on the Bendigo goldfields. Backhaus was very skilled in financial matters and accumulated considerable property - not least through encouraging his gold-mining parishioners to contribute some of their finds to the work of the church. Backhaus left his wealth for the benefit of the church and enabled the cathedral, among other things, to be built.

    In 1895, Martin Crane, an Augustinian and the first bishop of the diocese, called for competitive designs for a cathedral from several architects. The winning architect was William Tappin of the firm Reed, Barnes and Tappin, a firm established by Joseph Reed, one of Melbourne's most significant architects. It was built in the Gothic Revival style from sandstone quarried from the Geelong area.[3]

    The large pipe organ, built by Bishop & Son of London, was installed late in 1905.[4]

    After a long interval, work recommenced on the cathedral in 1954 and was completed in 1977. The later works were designed by Bates, Smart and McCutcheon, the successor of Reed, Barnes and Tappin. The spire was of lighter construction than that originally designed, being steel framed and clad with a masonry veneer.

    Sacred Heart Cathedral is 75 metres (246 ft) long and has a ceiling height of 24 metres (79 ft). The main spire is 87 metres (285 ft) high.

    Photo gallery[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Sacred Heart Cathedral". GCatholic.org. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  • ^ "Sacred Heart Cathedral, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1340, Heritage Overlay HO288". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  • ^ Arneil, Stan (1992). Out Where the Dead Men Lie: The Augustinians in Australia 1838 – 1992. Brookvale, NSW: Augustinian Press.
  • ^ Maidment, John (March 2016). "Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral". Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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