St Denis Church, Joondanna

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St Denis Church, Joondanna
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Location Joondanna, Western Australia
Country Australia
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.stdenis.com.au
History
Dedicated 1968-08-25[1]
Relics held Fragment of bone from Saint Peregrine Laziosi[2]
Architecture
Status Parish church
Architect(s) Ernest Rossen
Years built 1967
Specifications
Capacity 500[3]
Administration
Parish St Denis / Joondanna[lower-alpha 1]
Archdiocese Perth
Clergy
Priest(s) Fr Peter Porteous OSM[6][7]

St Denis Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Perth suburb of Joondanna, Western Australia.[6][7] The building was designed by Ernest Rossen,[8] and is inspired by the Chapel du Ronchamp.[9] It was built in 1967[1][10] and consecrated in 1968.[1]

The church has a pipe organ. The instrument was originally built in 1957 for the chapel at St John of God Subiaco Hospital. That chapel was demolished in 1994 and the organ was removed and rebuilt at St Denis. It was damaged during a severe storm in 2010, but subsequently repaired.[11][12]

In 2010/11 a five-year plan to renovate the church building commenced:[13]

  • The crying room was converted to gathering space.[13]
  • A new sound system was installed, including hearing units for those hard-of-hearing.[14]
  • Indoor toilets were installed.[15]
  • Reverse-cycle air-conditioning was installed.[16]
  • Solar panels were installed on the roof of the church and presbytery.[16][17]

In 2014 the tabernacle was moved from its original location on the side of the sanctuary to directly behind the altar.[18][lower-alpha 2]

History of the parish

The parish of St Denis[lower-alpha 1] was created by Archbishop Redmond Prendiville in 1952 by separating it from the larger parish of Osborne Park; responsibility for the new parish was given to the Servite Order, which had recently arrived in Australia.[1][20]:1 The first parish priest was Fr Patrick Nolan.[lower-alpha 3] At the time, the new parish's church was a Quonset hut on Wanneroo Road in Tuart Hill,[21] consecrated the previous year,[22] which also acted as a school.[1]

The parish was named after the third-century Christian martyr, Saint Denis.[23]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Archdiocese of Perth refers to the parish as "Joondanna",[4][5] but most other references call the parish "St Denis".
  2. ↑ The tabernacle now behind the altar at the front of the church is not the original. The original 1968 tabernacle[19] is now at the rear of the church in a small memorial area.
  3. ↑ Nolan also served as the first principal of St Philip's high school when it was opened by the Servites in 1958.[20]:4

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Framed relic on display in the church, 2014-11-01
  3. ↑ Certificate of Approval issued by City of Stirling 2004-03-15, on display in the church 2014-11-01
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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Plaque on St Denis Church, Joondanna
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