Sacred Heart Cathedral
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Overview
Highlights
The Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo, Victoria is one of Australia's largest churches and the second tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne. It is an exceptionally large church 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 findings 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. Sacred Heart Cathedral is now the principal Church of the Diocese of Sandhurst and the home Church of the Cathedral Parish serving the people of central and north west parts of the city of Bendigo and many visitors to the church and the city.
Activities
- Sight-seeing
- Catholic Church Services
Facilities
- Car park
- Toilet
Important Information
Guidelines
- Always do some research before heading out for your journey. Visit the Churches website for the most up to date information on current events and services, opening and closing times.
- Please consider the environment, take your rubbish with you or place in the bins provided. We want to ensure these beautiful places are still here for our future generations to enjoy.
Photo credits: City of Greater Bendigo
Location & Supplier
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Address: Sacred Heart Cathedral, MacKenzie Street, Bendigo, Victoria 3550
