St Patrick's Church, Adelaide

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| name = St Patrick's Church

| fullname = Church of St Patrick, Adelaide

| image = File:Construction of St Patrick's Church in Grote Street - 1913-1914(GN01298).jpg

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| caption = Construction of St Patrick's Church in Grote Street, 1913-1914

| location = 268 Grote Street, Adelaide, South Australia

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-34.929158|138.589557|format=dms|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline,title}}

| denomination = Roman Catholic

| parish = Adelaide Cathedral Parish

| archdiocese = Adelaide

| consecrated date = 15 March 1914

| status = Church

| archbishop = Patrick O'Regan

| website = [https://www.adelcathparish.org/our-communities/cathedral/st-patrick-s adelcathparish.org]

| architect = Walter Hervey Bagot (Woods and Bagot)

| architectural type = Church

| style= Classical Neo-Baroque

| groundbreaking = 10 November 1912

| year completed = 15 March 1914

| construction cost = £17,000

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St Patrick's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church on Grote Street, Adelaide, South Australia.

Opened in 1914, St Patrick's was built as a replacement for the original St. Patrick's church that was considered the first Catholic church in Adelaide.{{cite web|last1=Budimir|first1=Vedrana|title=Saint Patrick's Church|url=http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/places/saint-patricks-church|website=Adelaidia|publisher=History Trust of South Australia|accessdate=24 January 2016}} Today the church is a worship space by the Adelaide Catholic Cathedral Parish, and used for services in languages other than English, including Portuguese and Croatian.

History

The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 10 November 1912 by then-Archbishop John O'Reily.{{cite news|title=St. Patrick's New Church|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106091702|accessdate=24 January 2016|agency=The Catholic Press (Sydney)|date=21 November 1912}} A procession from St Francis Xavier's Cathedral involving men and youths from various parishes, the Guild Band, the Irish Piper's Band, and representatives of the Hibernian and Australian Catholic Benefit Society resulted in a large crowd, estimated at 10,000 people for the blessing of the stone.{{cite news|title=St Patrick's Church - Foundation Stone Laid|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59241857|accessdate=24 January 2016|agency=The Register (Adelaide)|date=11 November 1912}} The church was opened on 15 March 1914 by Archbishop O'Reily and the first Mass was celebrated by Fr. Patrick Hurley.{{cite news|title=Dedication of St. Patrick's Church|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58499901|accessdate=24 January 2016|agency=The Register (Adelaide)|date=14 March 1914}}

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