St Patrick's CathedralSt Patrick’s Cathedral in Bunbury (also referred to as Bunbury Cathedral) is a religious building which is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Bunbury, Western Australia, and is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury.
The first stone was laid in 1919. The church was opened for worship two years later, as a parish church. In 1954 it was elevated to a cathedral by Pope Pius XII, when the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury was established.View in 1995:View date unknown View in 1987 View in 1929
On 16 May 2005, a tornado devastated the city, damaging the cathedral to the point of requiring demolition.
The new St. Patrick's Cathedral was built in five years and was dedicated on 17 March 2011, by Bishop Gerard Holohan.
See also Roman Catholicism in Australia St. Patrick's Cathedral (disambiguation)
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