St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic cemetery at Queen Street, Singleton, Singleton Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Location of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery in New South Wales
Location	Queen Street, Singleton, Singleton Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	32°33′35″S 151°10′52″E
Owner	Catholic Church Singleton
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Type	State heritage (landscape)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	233
Type	Cemetery/Graveyard/Burial Ground
Category	Cemeteries and Burial Sites

History

The cemetery, which adjoins St Patrick's Catholic Church, was first established in 1842. The first recorded burial was in 1844, and the cemetery was consecrated by Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Bede Polding in 1845.[2]

A Wesleyan (Methodist) section was established in the 1860s. Two stone towers were added to the entry in 1920.[3][4]

A columbarium was established c. early 1980s, with plaques dating from 1982.[4]

Description

The cemetery contains approximately 500 burials and 400 monuments. It continues to have Catholic and Methodist sections.[3]

Heritage listing

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

• List of cemeteries in New South Wales
• Roman Catholic Church in Australia

References

1. "St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00233. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
2. "Singleton- Queen St. Cemetery – Notes". Terry Callaghan History and Genealogy. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
3. "St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
4. "Cemetery 825 - Singleton RC Columbarium". Australian Cemeteries Index. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, entry number 233 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.