Re=opening of St. Patrick's Cathedral AUCKLAND.
The Cathedral, with spire, was erected in 1884 at a cost of £6687. The Presbytery, which was built in 1888, cost £2125. The building at the rear of the Cathedral is the old church erected in 1848.
(This is a view of the original building in scoria stone erected in 1848. The south end was-the-sanctuary. . At the enlargement in 1 SSI the old portion formed the "transept. The sacristy was built about 1880, and the altar recess in 1895. AH this is now demolished).
This building was 90ft. by 30 ft. The Catholics of Auckland were so proud of this church that they proposed in 18C8 to erect a spire.
BISHOP LENIHAN AND VISITING PRELATES
WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONIES
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8, 27 February 1908, Page 1 (Supplement)
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127Re=opening of St. Patrick's Cathedral AUCKLAND. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8, 27 February 1908, Page 1 (Supplement)
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