Timeline: 1903 – 1953
1903 – 1953
Manjimup constituted a parish under Dr Kearnan
1903
Community of Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions [Highgate Nuns] established in Busselton
1903
St Mary’s Church Waroona opened
1903
Presentation Sisters open convent and school in Collie
1903
Bridgetown Parish established
1904
Christian Brothers operated a school at Camfield, Albany but after two years transfer to Albany
1905
Villa Carlotta in Busselton purchased for use as convent and school
1905
Bridgetown Convent school established by Bunbury Sisters of Mercy
June 26th, 1906
St John the Baptist Church Yarloop opened
1911
Narrogin parish excised from Katanning
1913
Church begun at Kojonup
1915
Arrival of 21 sisters from Ireland to join Bunbury Sisters of Mercy
1915-1938
Bunbury Sisters of Mercy take over Greenbushes Convent and school from St John of God Nuns
May 28th, 1916
Blessing and opening of St Philomena’s Convent School in Donnybrook
1916
Dardanup constituted as a parish, to service Donnybrook also
December 14th, 1920
Laying of foundation stone of St Patrick’s [Cathedral] Bunbury
November 27th, 1921
Blessing and opening of St Patrick’s Church, Bunbury, by Archbishop Clune, constructed by Archdeacon L. J. Smith as a Cathedral-to-be for 40,000 pounds
1922
Dardanup Convent opened by Bunbury Sisters of Mercy
1923
1923
New church constructed at Katanning in Amherst Street
1923/1926
Correspondence lessons and live-in “Bushies Schools” for isolated children
January 29th, 1926
Our Lady of the Missions Sisters commenced as a school in Katanning
1927
St Augustine’s Church, Pinjarra
1930
Boarding school and convent built at Katanning
1933
New church built and opened in Busselton – St Joseph’s
1934
Land purchased in Mandurah for church site, where church now is
1936
Harvey established as a parish with Fr Frank Ryan PP
1936
First Italian festa held at Harvey
1937
Mount Barker established as a parish
March 8th, 1936
Opening of Church at Cowarumup, by Archbishop Prendiville
1938
Donnybrook constituted as a parish
1939
Transfer of Cowaramup Church to Margaret River
August 10th, 1941
St Patrick’s Church Waroona formally opened
1942-1948
Dr L.J. Goody, Rector of St Charles Seminary Guildford
1943
St Joseph’s Waroona opened in former St Mary’s Church Hall
1945
Waroona formally erected as a parish, Fr Con Nolan parish priest
March 1950
Tambellup parish excised from Katanning
March 19th, 1950
At Margaret River Archbishop Prendiville blessed and opened St Joseph’s Convent, the former McDavies house from Karridale [now 1885 Resturant]
1950
Denmark constituted as a parish
1951
Pemberton constituted as a parish with Karridale
1951
Kojonup Church reconstituted as a parish again
1951
Archbishop Prendiville applied to Rome for the appointment of an Auxiliary Bishop. Dr L. J. Goody received telegram while occupied in carrying bricks and mortar for new presbytery at Bedford Park
November 1st, 1951
L. J. Goody consecrated in St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth by Bishop Alfred Gumner of Geraldton as Titular Bishop of Abydod [North Africa, New Tobruk]
March 16th, 1952
New presbytery opened on South West Highway, alongside church
1952
Nannup established as a parish
Motor Mission established with base in Nannup to visit ten surrounding schools
Xmas Midnight Mass was the first Mass in Our Lady’s Assumption Church, Mandurah, built during the years as a school/church by Mr Stan Costello for 3800 pounds
January 4th, 1953
Blessing and opening of the Mandurah school/church by Bishop Goody and Sir Ross McLarty
1953
Three brick classrooms erected at St Joseph’s Waroona
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