Michael Kelly (bishop)
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Michael Kelly was an Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop who became the fourth Archbishop of Sydney.
Kelly pictured at the 1939 Saint Patrick's Day celebrations held at the Sydney Showgrounds in Paddington, Sydney. Image captured by Sam Hood.
A statue of Kelly by Bertram Mackennal at St Mary's Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
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The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the seat of the Archbishop of Sydney, currently Anthony Fisher OP. It is dedicated to the "Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians", Patroness of Australia and holds the title and dignity of a minor basilica, bestowed upon it by Pope Pius XI on 4 August 1932.
The cathedral from Hyde Park
The first St Mary's, Hyde Park, 1840s
The first St Mary's Cathedral expanded to the designs of Augustus Pugin, in the early 1860s
Construction of St. Mary's Cathedral in the 1920s.