St John the Baptist Church (Toodyay)

St John the Baptist Church
St John the Baptist Church
The New Church
	St John the Baptist Church in 2014
	31.5544°S 116.4745°E
Location	Stirling Terrace, Toodyay
Country	Australia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Church
Founded	17 November 1963
Consecrated	17 November 1963
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Completed	1963
Administration
Archdiocese	Perth
Parish	St Joseph's, Northam
Western Australia Heritage Register
Official name	Roman Catholic Church Group, Toodyay
Type	State Registered Place
Designated	26 August 2019
Reference no.	4125

St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic church in Toodyay, Western Australia, part of a group of church buildings. It was built and consecrated in 1963. It is the second church of that name, replacing the one built in 1863.[1][2]

History

The new church replaced the original St John the Baptist Church across the road. The older building was in poor repair, and in 1963 when the standard gauge railway line also came through in close proximity a decision was made to re-locate. After fundraising and support from the shire and local businesses the church was officially opened on 17 November 1963 with the blessing of M. McKeon, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth. The altar and tabernacle of the new church were donated by the O'Connor estate. A brass plaque, transferred from the former church, commemorates the contribution of the Quinlan family.[3]

Parish leadership

Priests who have administered to the Parish since the consecration of the church are:

1958-67 Fr John Chokolich
1967 Fr Alex Morahan
1968-72 Fr Carmelo Di Giorgio
1972 Fr W. de Bruyn
1974-81 Fr John E.C. Lisle
1981-84 Fr Reginald Smith
1984-86 Fr T. McDonald
1986-92 Fr T. Hewitt
1993-94 Fr Kevin Hay
April - Nov 1994 Fr Pat Russell

Then served and cared for from Northam:

1995-96 Fr Greg Donovan
1997 Fr Kaz Stuglik
1998-2000 Fr Robert Carrillo
2001-04 Frs Stephen Casey & James D'Souza
2004-06 Fr Geoff Aldous
2006-11 Frs Andrew Bowron & Richard Ye Myint
2012 Frs Dominic Savio & Richard Ye Myint
2013 Frs Pavol Herda & Emmanuel Dimobi[3]

References

Shepherd, Juanita (23 October 2013). "Milestone celebrations for WA country parish". The Record. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
Woldendorp, Richard, 1927-; HRRC (1992), Aerial view of buildings in Stirling Terrace, Toodyay [picture], retrieved 25 January 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Aerial view of buildings in Stirling Terrace, Toodyay. The two buildings linked by a covered walkway are St. John the Baptist Church and St. Aloysius Convent of Mercy. To the right of the convent is the St. Aloysius Convent of Mercy dormitory block with the classroom block in the foreground. On the right is a house originally owned by Dr. Growse.
Herda, Pavol (November 2013). St John the Baptist Church, Toodyay Jubilee 1963-2013 Golden Jubilee Celebration Mass. St John the Baptist Church, Toodyay.

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[Shepard-1] Shepherd, Juanita (23 October 2013). "Milestone celebrations for WA country parish". The Record. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

[2] Woldendorp, Richard, 1927-; HRRC (1992), Aerial view of buildings in Stirling Terrace, Toodyay [picture], retrieved 25 January 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Aerial view of buildings in Stirling Terrace, Toodyay. The two buildings linked by a covered walkway are St. John the Baptist Church and St. Aloysius Convent of Mercy. To the right of the convent is the St. Aloysius Convent of Mercy dormitory block with the classroom block in the foreground. On the right is a house originally owned by Dr. Growse.

[Jubilee-3] Herda, Pavol (November 2013). St John the Baptist Church, Toodyay Jubilee 1963-2013 Golden Jubilee Celebration Mass. St John the Baptist Church, Toodyay.