St Patrick's Cathedral (also referred to as Bunbury Cathedral) is a religious building which is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Bunbury,

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, and is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury. The current bishop is

Gerard Holohan Gerard Holohan (born 5 September 1947) is Roman Catholic priest who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury from 2001 to 2023. Early life Holohan was born and baptised on the 5th September 1947. He was educated by the Sisters of Me ...

. 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

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, when the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury was established. 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.

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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Western Australia Buildings and structures in Bunbury, Western Australia Roman Catholic churches completed in 1921 State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Bunbury 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Australia {{Australia-church-stub

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