St Mary's Catholic Cathedral and Chapter House

Item details


Name of item:	St Mary's Catholic Cathedral and Chapter House
Other name/s:	The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia; St. Mary's Cathedral, Chapter Hall
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Religion
Category:	Other - Religion
Location:	Lat: -33.8711654694 Long: 151.2133366860
Primary address:	College Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Parish:	ST JAMES
County:	CUMBERLAND
Local govt. area:	Sydney
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Metropolitan

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
PART LOT	1	DP	119119
PART LOT	1001	DP	131260
PART LOT	1	DP	782462
PART LOT	2	DP	782462
PART LOT	3	DP	782462

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
College Street	Sydney	Sydney	ST JAMES	CUMBERLAND	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney	Religious Organisation

Statement of significance:


	The Cathedral site is the oldest place maintaining its use as a place of worship for the Catholic community in Australia. It is the site of the original St Mary's Cathedral, the first Catholic church in Australia and is the first land granted to the Catholic church in Australia. It also the oldest permanent place of residence of Catholic clergy and can be said to be the birthplace of Catholicism in Australia. The cathedral is associated with significant figures in the history of the Catholic Church in Australia notably with Father Therry, Archbishops Polding and Vaughan, Cardinal Moran and Archbishop Kelly. It is also associated with important persons of the 19th and 20th centuries including Governors Macquarie and Bourke and the architects Greenway, Pugin, Wardell and Hennessy. The Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Sydney and the mother diocese of Australia. The Cathedral is of major architectural significance as the largest 19th century ecclesiastical building in the English Gothic style anywhere in the world. The Cathedral Chapter Hall located to the east is significant as the oldest building extant on the site, possibly the oldest surviving Catholic School building in Australia and evidence to suggest an important direct involvement in its design by Pugin.(State Projects, 1995)
	Date significance updated: 29 Oct 24
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Description


Designer/Maker:	William Wardell (Cathedral)
Builder/Maker:	Jacob Inder (Chapter House)
Construction years:	1821-1928
Physical description:	The Cathedral site is roughly triangular in shape. It is in the south-east portion of the Sydney CBD, east of Hyde Park. The site has frontages to College Street to the west, St. Mary's Road to the north and east and Cathedral Street, both to the south and east. (Urbis 2023, 7). Significant archaeological material is present on the site. Cathedral: St Mary's Cathedral is built in high style Gothic Revival in sandstone with a slate roof over timber trusses to main aisles and over stone vaults to side aisles. Its plan is cruciform with a bell tower over the crossing. The nave's major axis runs north south. The sanctuary is the heart and visual focus of the cathedral and contains the tabernacle alter, main altar, the cathedral and the choir. The cross section of the cathedral displays the traditional Basilica form, comprising a tall clerestoried nave flanked by lower aisles. Two bell towers rise over the main entry at the southern end facing across Cook and Phillip Park to William Street and the Australian Museum. Great rose windows are found in the west and south facades, with a great geometrically traced window in the northern end. Contains a crypt, vestries, smaller chapels and choir loft. There are many ancillary areas including eight sets of confessionals. Internally there is a sense of spaciousness and grandeur. Chapter Hall: A rectangular stone building approximately 40 metres east of the Cathedral Sacristy. It has a steeply pitched roof clad with recycled slates. The main hall section is two storeys and measures approximately 20 x 9 metres. There is a single storey stone entrance porch across the northern end of the building which faces St Mary's Road. The stonework of the northern and southern wall carry through to create parapeted gable ends to form of the roof. A narrow stone pediment crowns each gable. The northern pediment contains a recessed sculpture niche and is surmounted by a cross. The southern gable is surmounted by a stone bell cote. It is also finished with a cross. The interior is an open rectangular space with a timber board lined ceiling, decorative timber cornices and exposed dressed stone walls. Flooring is timber, inlaid at corners to the centre of the hall. (State Projects) (RNE)
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Physical condition is good.
	Date condition updated:18 Aug 04


Current use:	Place of worship and church functions
Former use:	Aboriginal land, government domain

History

Historical notes:

The "Eora people" was the name given to the coastal Aborigines around Sydney. Central Sydney is therefore often referred to as "Eora Country". Within the City of Sydney local government area, the traditional owners are the Cadigal and Wangal bands of the Eora. There is no written record of the name of the language spoken and currently there are debates as whether the coastal peoples spoke a separate language "Eora" or whether this was actually a dialect of the Dharug language. Remnant bushland in places like Blackwattle Bay retain elements of traditional plant, bird and animal life, including fish and rock oysters.

With the invasion of the Sydney region, the Cadigal and Wangal people were decimated but there are descendants still living in Sydney today. All cities include many immigrants in their population. Aboriginal people from across the state have been attracted to suburbs such as Pyrmont, Balmain, Rozelle, Glebe and Redfern since the 1930s. Changes in government legislation in the 1960s provided freedom of movement enabling more Aboriginal people to choose to live in Sydney (sourced from Anita Heiss, "Aboriginal People and Place", Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney City http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani ).

The first officially appointed chaplains to the colony, Fathers Conolly and Therry, held a public meeting in Sydney's Court House in 1820 to raise funds to build St. Mary's. With half the Catholic population consisting of convicts and the rest ticket-of-leave men (paroled prisoners), most gifts were small. Many gave goods instead of cash. Governor Macquarie made to donations of ten pounds. Other notable citizens contributed. Many non-Catholics gave both moral and financial support. Francis Greenway, the colony's most renowned architect, was initially asked to prepare plans. He wanted a simple, inexpensive building, but his plans were rejected. Therry had more ambitious ideas and the majority of Catholics, the poorest community in the colony, agred. They wanted a splendid symbol to demonstrate they were as good as their 'betters'. Macquarie allotted land which was in an undesirable location near the convict barracks. The Rocks area at that time was considered the finest part of town, but Therry had to accept what ironically was to become one of the best locations in Sydney (Mooney et al, 1993, 6).

St. Mary's Chapel, later Cathedral:
The first St Mary's foundations stone was laid by Governor Macquarie on 29 October 1821 and blessed by Father Therry.
Throughout the building of St. Mary's, debts were an ever present problem. Therry simply left it to providence to provide. Others had to try and cope with the financial problems. Governor Bourke arrived in 1831 and voted 500 pounds the following year towards roofing and flooring the church. The first Mass was celebrated by Therry in the Chapel in December 1833. On the arrival of Sydney's first bishop, John Bede Polding OSB, on 13 September 1835 as Vicar Apostolic of New Holland, St. Mary's Chapel was elevated to the status of a Cathedral (Mooney et al, 1993, 6-7).

Work on extensions to the cathedral commenced in 1851 to designs by Augustus Welby N. Pugin, the celebrated English architect and promoter of a more correct Gothic style. It was destroyed by fire in 1865. Archbishop Polding, the first Archbishop of Sydney immediately commissioned William Wardell to design a grand new cathedral. Work commenced on it in 1866. The foundation stone was laid on 8 December 1868. Work continued under Archbishop Roger Bede Vaughan, second Archbishop of Sydney, who held fundraising bazaars, concerts and soirees and wrote more than 2000 personal appeals for donations, adorning them with whimsical, artistic sketches (Mooney et al, 1993, 7).
In the meantime a second, temporary building was constructed but burned down in 1869.

The third cathedral took more than 20 years to build. Archbishop Vaughan, Patrick Francis Moran (who would become Australia's first Cardinal in 1885) and Archbishop Michael Kelly would all enthusiastically embrace the project in coming years, realising its importance. Fundraising activities triduum celebrations and an accumulation of small donations would all contribute to funding of the cathedral. Work began on the new cathedral in 1866 and was to be an outstanding example of Gothic Revival architecture. The incomplete northern section of the new cathedral was opened on 8 September 1882 and dedicated by Vaughan, with three days of ceremonies. Cardinal Moran, third Archbishop of Sydney, arrived in September 1884 and continued fundraising work with personal appeals, parish bazaars and a Grand Australian Fair (Mooney et al, 1993, 7).

After Wardell's death in 1899 responsibility for directing work was given to architects Hennessy and Hennessey who only slightly modified the Wardell design. A financial crash in the late 19th century saw the decision not to complete the spires originally proposed for the twin southern towers and changes to the ceiling construction of the southern nave.

During this time the creation of a separate Catholic education system resulted, in part, in Archbishop Vaughan's desire to have more control over a larger system of Catholic schools. The Catholic School Board met in 1882 and in 1911 a new building to house two schools for the Sisters of Charity and the Christian Brothers was built on the site of the pro cathedral.
The need for a symbol of the Catholic church had become inextricably tied up with the fight for religious education. St Mary's came to represent the solidarity of the catholic society as a community within a community.

Cardinal Moran continued Vaughan's efforts to oversee Catholic education and by 1900 the Catholic community had become segregated by the fight for religious education. In 1900 the opened section and central tower were completed and dedicated. The cathedral was freed form debt in 1905 and solemnly consecrated.

St. Mary's was officially opened in September 1900, to the joyous peel of bells. Inside, laids in silks and satins and gentlemen in tall hats contrasted with the rich scarlet of the Cardinal's robes, purple of bishops and monsignori, colourful soldiers and consuls' uniforms. In 1905 the cathedral was officially consecrated. On 8 June 1913, the last foundatoin stone was laid by Archbishop Kelly in another colourful ceremony, with magnificent procession, an Irish Band and colourful banners. In 1928 the final official ceremony took place, with the opening of the completed cathedral (Mooney et al, 1993, 7).

By 1928 construction of the nave was complete and Archbishop Kelly opened the almost complete cathedral on September 2nd. (The total cost of construction amounted to approximately (Pounds)700,000 over a period of 60 years.) In 1930 Pope Pius XI bestows on the cathedral the title and dignity of a Minor Basilica. In 1940 Norman Thomas Gilroy, the first Australian-born Archbishop of Sydney succeeded Archbishop Kelly and became Cardinal in 1946 (State Projects, 1995). In the late 1940s Gilroy began the work of decorating the crypt with terrazzo work. The bodies of Catholic dignitaries connected with St. Mary's were interred there (Mooney et al, 1993, 7).

Pope Paul VI visited Sydney in 1970 and celebrated Mass in the cathedral. Pope John Paul II visited St Mary's in 1986 and 1995. During 1998 - 2000 the Spires designed by Wardell were built. In 2001 St Mary's is the location for the celebration of the Ninth World Day of the Sick. The Chapter Hall is the oldest building on the site and may have been designed by Augustus Welby Pugin. It appears to have been commissioned by Archbishop Polding when visiting England in 1841 and was built between 1843 and 1845. Research suggests that the final design of the chapter hall was the result of successive amendments to earlier schemes for a larger structure. Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis appears to have selected the site for the chapter hall and may have been responsible for overseeing its construction. The building contractor was Jacob Inder. Initially it was used as a catholic school but was converted to a chapter hall in 1910. From 1988 it served for a short period as a museum.(State Projects, 1995)

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Gardens-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Other open space-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Changing the environment-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Sydney and Australian Landmark-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Developing local, regional and national economies-National Theme 3
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Events-Activities and processes that mark the consequences of natural and cultural occurences	Developing local landmarks-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Events-Activities and processes that mark the consequences of natural and cultural occurences	Providing a venue for significant events-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Events-Activities and processes that mark the consequences of natural and cultural occurences	Developing national landmarks-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Alienating Crown Lands for religious purposes-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Changing land uses - from rural to suburban-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Changing land uses - from suburban to urban-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with William Wardell, architect-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Rev. Father John Joseph Therry, Catholic priest-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Archbishop John Bede Polding 1835 - 1877, RC clergyman-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Archbishop Michael Kelly 1911 - 1940, RC clergyman-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	The Cathedral site is the oldest place maintaining its use as a place of worship for the Catholic community in this country. It is the site of the original St Mary's Cathedral, the first Catholic church in Australia, which was destroyed by fire in 1865. The site is significant for being the first land granted to the Catholic Church in Australia. Being the site where Governor Macquarie laid the foundation stone of the first St Mary's, the cathedral site symbolises the reconciliation of the Catholic church and the Australian State. The site of St. Mary's Cathedral is also significant as the oldest permanent place of residence of Catholic clergy in Australia. For these reasons, the site of St Mary's Cathedral can be said to be the birthplace of Catholicism in Australia. It is the place where the International Eucharistic Congresses of 1928 and 1954 were celebrated at St Mary's. The cathedral is also where the first Pope to visit Australia celebrated mass and, through its organists and choir masters, has played an important role in the musical history of Sydney. The Cathedral Chapter Hall located to the east is significant as the oldest building extant on the site. It is possibly the oldest surviving Catholic school building in Australia. (State Projects, 1995) The use of the Chapter Hall as a school and general purpose hall has been continuous since erection and its role as an early public meeting place is highly significant. The Chapter Hall is the oldest building on the St Mary's site.(Bennett)
SHR Criteria b) [Associative significance]	It is the place where the International Eucharistic Congresses of 1928 and 1954 were celebrated at St Mary's. The Cathedral is also where the first Pope to visit Australia celebrated mass and, through its organists and choir masters, has played an important role in the musical history of Sydney. The Cathedral is associated with significant figures in the history of the Catholic Church in Australia, notably with Father Therry, Archbishops Polding and Vaughan, Cardinal Moran and Archbishop Kelly all of whom are buried in the crypt. It is also associated with important persons of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Governors Macquarie and Bourke, and architects Greenway, Pugin, Wardell and Hennessy. (Sate Projects, 1995) The Chapter Hall's Gothic Revival style blends well with the cathedral and is aesthetically pleasing. (Bennett)
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	The Cathedral is sited along a ridge running north-south on the eastern edge of the central area of the city and projects a dominating and inspiring presence, its roof and towers rising up above the neighbouring buildings and trees. The four arms of its plan establish axes that link it to the harbour and Woolloomooloo, to Hyde Park and to College and Macquarie Streets. The long English form of the building restates and reinforces these axes, powerfully weaving the cathedral into the urban fabric. As well as providing majestic vistas from the harbour and Potts Point, from Hyde Park and the adjacent streets, and from the elevated viewpoints of many central city buildings, the cathedral offers from within beautifully framed and precious vistas of the surrounding city. It is the largest nineteenth century ecclesiastical building in the English archaeological Gothic style anywhere in the world. The refinement and scholarship of its composition and details are of the highest rank. Together with St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, St Mary's is the major ecclesiastical work of architect William Wardell, a Gothic Revival architect of international significance practising in Australia. The Cathedral is a repository of many items of aesthetic significance from the stained glass windows to the altars, statues, vestments, liturgical objects, paintings and mosaics and is important as a venue for musical events and has a considerable role in the practice of bell ringing in Australia. (State Projects, 1995),
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	St Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Sydney and the mother diocese of Australia. In its physical and spiritual presence it proclaims the faith of the Catholic church. It is primarily a house of sacrament, prayer and worship. It is also a great civic edifice of importance to all the people of Sydney. Built on the site of the first official catholic church in the colony, the present cathedral complex links back through two centuries, without interruption, to the beginnings of the Catholic faith in Australia. It is a focus for the Catholic community of Australia, while through its musical and other artistic activities, it is an important part of the cultural life of Sydney. (State Projects, 1995)
SHR Criteria e) [Research potential]	A major sandstone building in Sydney, the physical fabric of the cathedral demonstrates the quality of craft, engineering skill and sense of place achieved in yellow block sandstone structures in Victorian Sydney. The completion of the southern front end of the Cathedral by Hennessy Hennessy and Co demonstrates innovative building technology at the beginning of this century, especially in the techniques employed in the construction of the foundations and crypt. (State Projects, 1995)
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	St Mary's is a rare example of the 19th century Gothic style Catholic Cathedral. (State Projects, 1995) The Chapter Hall is the only remaining intact building relating to Dr JohnBede Polding, the first Archbishop of Australia. (Bennett)
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	St Mary's Cathedral and Chapter House has represented the centre of Catholic worship and culture in Sydney (and arguably the State) since its construction in the 1870s.
Integrity/Intactness:	Although there is evidence of change reflecting liturgical evolution in the modified high alter, sanctuary, crypt and side chapels, the Cathedral and its interior present Wardell's design largely intact
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Heritage Act - Site Specific Exemptions	Component of heritage item - All Exempt activities 1 Continuing maintenance, cleaning and repairs of existing fabric and structures, such as stonework and roof slates, where such activities are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP and the Standard Exemptions. (Standard Exemptions 1 and 2) 2 All activities for temporary change of use where such activities do not alter existing fabric or the setting of the heritage item, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP, such as temporary exhibitions and concerts. (Site specific) 3 Minor activities with no adverse impact on heritage significance or significant fabric, where the written endorsement of the Director has been obtained prior to works commencing, and where such activities are in accordance with the Standard Exemptions and conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Standard Exemptions 7 and 8) 4 Activities for installing and replacing interpretative signage, internally and externally, to provide information on the heritage significance of the item, where such signage is sympathetic with the materials and spaces of the heritage item, is free-standing or is fixed into mortar joints with a minimum number of fixtures, and is in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) Component of heritage item 5 All activities for gardening of existing garden beds where these activities do not impact on or damage existing built structures, such as retaining walls and fences, do not damage trees planted before 1940, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 6 Activities for installing and replacing external lighting where these activities do not impact on heritage fabric, fixtures and fittings, are sympathetic to the heritage item, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 7 Activities for installing and replacing external signage where these signs do not impact on heritage fabric, are sympathetic to the heritage item, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) Component of heritage item - Cathedral and Chapter House 8 Activities for installing and replacing building electrical and lighting services where such activities are sympathetic to and minimise alterations to heritage fabric and spaces, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 9 All activities for maintaining and altering the stormwater disposal system, such as guttering and downpipes, where such activities do not damage, are sympathetic to and minimise alterations to heritage fabric and spaces, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 10 Structural reinforcement of existing building fabric where these activities are sympathetic to and minimise alterations to heritage fabric and spaces, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 11 All activities for new burials in the Cathedral crypt where these activities minimise alterations to heritage fabric, do not permanently remove heritage fabric, disturb human remains or archaeological relics, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 12 Removal of timber screens inside western and southern entries of the Cathedral, as marked on Plan DE01 “Design Changes” dated 7/6/1994 in the CMP, where such activities are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 13 Removal of bookshop in south-western porch area of the Cathedral, as marked on Plan DE01 Design Changes dated 7/6/1994 in the CMP, where such activities do not impact on heritage fabric, and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 14 Removal of concrete pedestrian bridge between the Cathedral and Cathedral House where such activities are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 15 Removal of concrete stairs to the south of remains of Old St Mary’s, where such activities do not disturb land and are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific) 16 Removal of concrete apron to the perimeter of Chapter House, where such activities are in accordance with the conservation policies 1.11- 7.10 of the CMP. (Site specific)	Sep 3 2004
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register	St Mary's Catholic Cathedral and Chapter House	01709	03 Sep 04	142	7420
Local Environmental Plan	St Mary’s Cathedral and Chapter House group includ	I1951
Development Control Plan	College Street/Hyde Park Special Character Area	2012
Archaeological zoning plan	Central Sydney Archaeological Zoning Plan - St Mar	1992
National Trust of Australia register		6596
Register of the National Estate	St Marys Cathedral	1897
Register of the National Estate	College Street Group	1894
National Heritage List	Governors' Domain and Civic Precinct, Sydney, NSW	106103	10 Feb 21

Study details

Title	Year	Author	Guidelines used
St Mary’s Cathedral Chancery Building: Historical Archaeological Assessment, Testing & Impact Statement	2023	Casey & Lowe	No
St Mary’s Cathedral Presbytery and High School Conservation Analysis	1987	Robert Bennett	No
St Mary’s Conservation Plan	1995	State Projects	No
Conservation Management Plan: St Mary’s Cathedral and Chapter Hall	2023	Urbis	No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Electronic	Anthony Fisher	2018	A Message from the Archbishop	View detail
Written	Archaeological and Heritage Management Solutions (AHMS)	2006	St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney: interim archaeological excavation report	View detail
Written	Casey & Lowe	2023	St Mary’s Cathedral Chancery Building: Historical Archaeological Assessment, Testing & Impact Statement
Electronic	City of Sydney		Historical Atlas	View detail
Written	Grace Karskens	2010	The Colony: A History of Early Sydney
Electronic	Mark Dunn	2008	St Mary's Cathedral	View detail
Written	Mooney, Joan; Redden, Dean; and Loughlin, Annette	1993	St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia	View detail
Electronic	National Heritage List		Governors' Domain and Civic Precinct, Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW, Australia	View detail
Written	Patrick O'Farrell	1969	The Catholic Church in Australia: A Short History, 1788-1967
Written	Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill	2013	Public Sydney: Drawing the City
Written	Robert Bennett	1987	St Mary's Cathedral Presbytery and High School Conservation Analysis
Electronic	State Library of New South Wales		Sydney by Decade	View detail
Written	State Projects	1995	St Mary's Cathedral Conservation Plan
Electronic	Sydney Catholic Schools		History of St Mary's Cathedral College	View detail
Written	The Age	2023	Church Must Acknowledge Pell’s Tainted Legacy	View detail
Written	Urbis	2023	Conservation Management Plan: St Mary’s Cathedral and Chapter Hall

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