Saints Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral

St Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral is complete!

St Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral is a heritage-listed former Catholic cathedral and now parish church at 42 Verner Street, Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Andrea Stombuco and Charles Spadacini and built from 1871 to 1890 by C. J. O'Brien and Wilkie Bros.

Saints Peter and Paul's former cathedral was built in two stages around the original brick 1843 church on the site. The foundation stone for the construction of a cathedral nave which was connected to the old church was laid on 12 December 1871 by Bishop Lanigan.

The cathedral has a high degree of aesthetic value. Externally the Gothic architectural design is skilfully expressed in green porphyrite stone walls and sandstone detailing in combination with an old Welsh slate roof. Internally imported stained glass windows framed by stone tracery, the internal timber-work and the historic altar together enhance the beauty of the internal space, expressing the technical excellence.

We were fortunate enough to have the privilege of helping restore this beautiful heritage listed building back to it's former glory. We were set with the task of re-roofing this old church using none other than the prestigious Welsh Slate Penrhyn.

This is one of our proudest and prestigious projects to date which we can now officially say it's complete.

This glorious cathedral turned 150 yrs old November 2022. Enjoy a little video on how this project unfolded.