Sir James Duhig KCMG was an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic religious leader. He was the Archbishop of Brisbane for 48 years from 1917 until his death in 1965. At the time of his death he was the
James Duhig, 1953
Archbishop Duhig at the opening of St Clement's Melkite Catholic Church, South Brisbane, 1936
The Holy Name Cathedral was a planned but never-built Roman Catholic cathedral for the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Designed by Hennessy, Hennessy & Co, initially in an English Baroque sty
James Duhig
…him the nickname of "Duhig the Builder". These buildings are a prominent feature of the Brisbane landscape to this day. His most ambitious project, the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Fortitude Valley, was a casualty of the Great Depression which destroyed the value of the investments that were to finance the project. In addition…
Holy Name Cathedral, original design of 1925
Benedict Stone Factory at Bowen Hills, c. 1934.
Laying the foundation stone for the Holy Name Cathedral, Ann Street, opposite All Hallows School, 1928
This retaining wall and balustrade along Ann Street is the only remaining part of the projected cathedral.