St Matthew's Roman Catholic Church, Windsor
St Matthew's Catholic Church, Windsor is a Roman Catholic church building located at Tebbutt and Little Church Streets, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. it is the church of St Matthew's parish (founded in 1832), which is the oldest parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta and one of the oldest Roman Catholic parishes in Australia.
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St Matthew's Roman Catholic Church, Windsor Location in greater metropolitan Sydney | |
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| Location | Tebbutt Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Address | Windsor, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | stmatthewswindsor |
| History | |
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| Founded | 28 December 1836 (foundation stone laid) |
| Founder(s) | Bishop John Bede Polding |
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| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Completed |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Bird |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | October 1840 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | c. 350 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Parramatta |
| Parish | St Patrick's Cathedral Parish |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv |
| Priest(s) | Fr Ranillo Creta |
St Matthew's is the oldest Roman Catholic church in continual use (since 1840) in mainland Australia, and is an early example of a stripped-down Gothic revival style. It was designed by architect Thomas Bird, who arrived in Sydney from England in January 1835.
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