Parish
Parish’s Name
- St Patrick’s, Walcha.
Churches in Parish
- Walcha: St Patrick
- Bendemeer: Holy Innocents
- Glen Morrison: Sacred Heart
- Walcha Road: St John
- Weabonga: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
- Stations at Clonard, Danglemar, Moona Plains, Niangala, Nowendoc, Round Swamp, Woolbrook, Watson’s Creek, Yarrowitch.
Church’s Address
- 63N South Street
Parish established
- 1884
Priests in the Parish
Year | Priest |
---|---|
1894 | Fr Joseph Ahren Ahearne |
1894-1900 | Fr John Robinson |
1900-1903 | Fr Mathew O’Sullivan |
1904-1937 | Fr John O’Connor |
1937-1940 | Fr Patrick McDermot |
1940-1945 | Fr Patrick Doherty |
1946-1949 | Fr David Hiscox |
1950-1955 | Fr Joseph Lynam |
1955-1967 | Fr John McKeon |
1967-1977 | Fr George O’Connor |
1977-1986 | Fr Ron Perrett |
1986-1990 | Fr Rex Curry |
1990- | Fr Kim Evans (Administrator) |
1998-2002 | Fr Peter Kneipp |
2003- 2006 | Fr Max Davis |
2007- | Fr B Cunneen |
Parish Associates
- Fr Tony Castelli
- Fr Terry Crowe
- Sr Mary Philomena (Ryan)
- Sr Maureen Heffernan
- Sr Betty O’Neill
- Sr Fidelis Hammill
- Sr Fidelis Fernon
- Sr Josephine Fernon
- Sr Mary Elizabeth Clare
- Br Claude Swenney FSC
- Br Paul Rogers FSC
HISTORY OF PARISH
Fr Tim McCarthy built a small Chapel in Walcha before going to start a Church in Grafton in 1854.