St Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta

  • ‘Dear Friends’ – Bishop Vincent’s Homily from 13 June, 2017

    Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for Mass for Ministers of the Church with the Rite of Institution of Acolytes at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta 13 June 2017     Dear friends, It is a great joy and privilege for me to...
  • St Patrick's Cathedral Light's Up

    St Patrick’s Cathedral lights up the winter cold

    Braving the cold, thousands of enthusiastic visitors were treated to a spectacle of dazzling images and soothing music at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta over the weekend. The inaugural Light Up St Pat’s kicked off on Friday night, with images projected onto St Patrick’s Cathedral that delighted crowds. The main feature of...
  • Show your love for your Mother at Fatima procession

    Come celebrate 100 years since the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima with a huge procession from Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral, Harris Park to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta. The celebration is on Saturday 13 May 2017, coinciding with Pope Francis’ visit to Fatima, Portugal and the canonisation of Francisco...
  • 31st Anniversary of the Diocese of Parramatta

    Saturday 8 April is the 31st Anniversary of the Foundation of the Diocese of Parramatta. Pope St John Paul II created the Diocese with the Papal Bull addressed to His Eminence, Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy, Archbishop of Sydney in 1986. The Diocese was created to better serve the needs...
  • Augustine Academy: an adventure in learning

    By Jordan Grantham   Ben McCabe founded the Augustine Academy, an institute of the Liberal Arts for senior secondary aged students in Razorback, NSW, after the idea came to him while praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament. “I find that I encounter God in a deep way through...
  • Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary

    Friday 31 March 2017 Presides at a Penitential Service for the Elect at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 7.30pm. Saturday 1 April 2017 Celebrates Pontifical Vigil Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Lent at St Bernadette’s Parish, Lalor Park, at 6.00pm. Sunday 2 April 2017 Celebrates Pontifical Mass for...
  • Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary

    Friday 31 March 2017 Presides at a Penitential Service for the Elect at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 7.30pm. Saturday 1 April 2017 Celebrates Pontifical Vigil Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Lent at St Bernadette’s Parish, Lalor Park, at 6.00pm. Sunday 2 April 2017 Celebrates Pontifical Mass for...
  • Irish Flair at St Patrick’s Family Festival

    By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook   Families, friends and parishioners came together at the St Patrick’s Family Festival, organised by the Diocese of Parramatta’s Life Marriage and Family Office (LMF), from 2-5pm on Saturday 18 March 2017. Most Rev Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta attended and...
  • Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary

    Friday 10 March 2017 Attends a meeting of the Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life, Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney. Sunday 12 March 2017 Celebrates Pontifical Mass for the Second Sunday of Lent at Holy Spirit Parish, St Clair, at 9.30am. Thursday 16 March 2017 Attends a meeting of the...