St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland

The Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Joseph ( St. Patrick's Cathedral and St. Joseph ) usually short St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Episcopal Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand.

History and Architecture

In 1840 lived in Auckland around 200 Catholics, mostly Irish descent. Jean -Baptiste Pompallier, Vicar Apostolic for Westozeanien and in 1848 the first bishop of Auckland, reached the provision of land for a church with a parsonage, a school and a cemetery for the British Governor William Hobson. The Church, a modest wooden building was, benediziert in January 1843. The main patron saint of the Irish patron saint Patrick was already determined before construction begins. On weekdays the church hall also served as a school.

In 1846 occurred planning and laying of the cornerstone of a new, larger church from stone. The towerless hall church with lancet windows was designed by Walter Robertson and consecrated by the then Bishop and later first Bishop of Wellington Philippe Viard on 19 March 1848. On June 20th of that year, she was elevated to cathedral of the newly established Diocese of Auckland.

A few decades later, this church was too small. Thus, a neo-Gothic nave building in 1884 /85 their long side mounted with an open roof and spitzbehelmtem tower of plastered brick. The plans were designed by the people of Auckland architect Edward and Thomas Mahoney (father and son).

1907/ 08, finally, the stone church was demolished in 1848 and replaced by an unusually broad transept. This led by Thomas Mahoney extension the cathedral gained its current form. In the years 2007-2009 there was a fundamental renovation.