Mgr. Hawes Churches

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Mgr. Hawes Churches Buildings

• Diocese of Geraldton,
• Western Australia
• 1916 - 1939

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Biographical Notes Born 8th Sept, 1876 Died
26/6/1956 Anglican Ministry - 1903
1911 Catholic Conversion 1911 Beda College,
Rome 1912 meets Bishop Kelly Ordained Priest
1915 Geraldton, WA, 08/11/1915 09/05/1939
Bahamas Island Franciscan Hermit 1939 1956.
Buried in Burial Cave, Cat Island, 29th June 1956
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St. Francis Xaviers Cathedral

• First designs completed in 1913 and published in
  The British Architect in November, 1914. At the
  time, John Cyril Hawes was studying for the
  priesthood in Rome where he had been contacted by
  Bishop William Kelly, Bishop of Geraldton.
  Building commenced in 1916 and was completed in
  1938

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The Hermitage, Geraldton

• Built in 1935 as a residence for the Chaplain of
  St. John of God Hospital. It has at times been
  used as Nurses quarters, left vacant and restored
  in the 1990s to be occupied by the then Bishop
  of Geraldton, Bishop Hickey

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St. Hyacinths Chapel, Yalgoo, WA

• Building commenced in 1921, when Bishop Kelly
  asked the Dominican Sisters to establish a
  community in Yalgoo. After years of neglect, the
  building was restored in 1981.

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Dominican Convent Chapel, Yalgoo
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Holy Cross Church, Morawa, WA

• Designed in 1932, foundation stone was laid on
  18th December, 1932 and completed by 2nd July,
  1933. Extensions were carried out in 1966.

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Priests Lodge, Morawa, WA

• Built as a week-end camp, adjacent to the Church
  to provide accommodation for Mgr. Hawes during
  the building of the Church.

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St. Mary Star of the Sea, Carnarvon, WA

• Drawings completed in 1934 to replace a church
  built in 1901. The completed church was blessed
  and opened by Bishop James OCollins on 10th
  November, 1935.

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St. Mary in Ara Coeli, Northampton WA

• Foundation stone laid on 24th May, 1936 and the
  building was opened on 20th September, 1936.

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Presentation Convent, Northampton

• Designed in late 1918/19, the foundation stone
  was laid by Bishop Kelly in February, 1919. No
  longer used as a convent, it serves as a tourist
  accommodation facility.

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Original St. Lawrence Church Bluff Point

• Designed in 1936, building commenced in April
  1937 and completed in August, 1937.With the
  population growth in the area, the nave was
  demolished in 1970 to make way for the present
  place of worship. A very similar design was used
  for St. Georges Anglican Church across the road
  from the Catholic site.

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Nazareth House, Geraldton

• Designed in 1939 before Mgr. Hawes left Geraldton
  for the Bahamas, the building was officially
  opened in 1941. Since then it has grown into an
  enormous complex managed by the Nazareth Sisters,
  caring for the needs of the aged in the Geraldton
  district

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St. Josephs Church, Perenjori, WA

• Designed in February, 1936, the Church was
  officially blessed and opened by Bishop James
  OCollins on 5th December, 1937.

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mullewa, WA

• Built in stages, this unique design first saw the
  light of day in 1923. Work progressed through
  1924 when Bishop Ryan blessed the foundation
  stone. The completed building was opened on 1st
  May, 1927.

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Mortuary Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Utakarra,
Geraldton

• Designed in 1935, it was to serve as a final
  resting place for Geraldtons pioneer priest
  Archdeacon Lecaille who had died in 1908 and was
  buried in Perth. The re-interment took place on
  30th August, 1936.

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Christian Brothers Agricultural College, Tardun,
WA

• Built in three stages, with a Chapel added in
  1961, the foundation stone was laid in 1936 and
  blessed by Bishop OCollins. Due to building
  delays, the official opening took place in 1937

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St. James Church, Kojarena, WA

• Built to serve a growing farming community
  between Geraldton and Mullewa, Mgr. Hawes
  designed this church in 1933 and the first Mass
  was celebrated there by Dean Irwin, on24th
  November, 1935.

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Our Lady of Fatima School Church, Nanson, WA

• Designed in 1938 to facilitate catholic
  schooling for the Catholic community of Chapman
  Valley, the building was opened in January, 1939.
  It continues to be used for church services.

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Nanson Convent

• Built to accommodate the Presentation Sisters who
  taught at the School, this building was modelled
  on the prevailing homestead style designed to
  match the hot conditions experienced in the area.

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Melangata Station Homestead Chapel

• Designed in 1916, the homestead is situated
  between Yalgoo and Cue, on a back track, and was
  built for a fellow Anglican convert, Caleb
  Charles Williamson. Subsequently it was purchased
  by the Seaman family. Since its sale by them,
  the building has deteriorated considerably.

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Our Lady Help of Christians Church School, Wiluna
WA
With extensive mining operations being undertaken
in the Murchison, the Presentation Sisters opened
a school at Wiluna in 1933. The simple design
for the Church/School and Convent was officially
opened and blessed by Bishop OCollins in March
1933. With the cessation of mining in the town,
the buildings have been demolished.
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Burial Cave, Cat Island, Bahamas

• Final resting place of this most extraordinary
  man, John Cyril Hawes, Priest and Architect, 1876
  1956 - R.I.P.