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St Benedict's Inner Newcastle Newcastle Deanery
City Pastoral Region

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Immaculate Heart of Mary, Tighes Hill

22 Tighes Tce
Tighes Hill NSW 2297

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West

841 Hunter St
Newcastle West NSW 2302

St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Newcastle

54 Perkins St
Newcastle NSW 2300

St Joseph’s, Merewether

17 Farquhar St
Merewether NSW 2291
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St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Newcastle
7:30 am
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Tighes Hill
8:00 am
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
9:30 am
11:30 am Polish
5:00 pm
St Joseph’s, Merewether
11:00 am Italian
St Joseph’s, Merewether
10:15 am
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
11:00 am Reconciliation
12:05 pm
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
8:15 am
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
9:15 am
5:30 pm
St Joseph’s, Merewether
5:30 pm
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
8:15 am
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
8:15 am
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newcastle West
8:15 am

Contact Details

Phone(02) 4979 1101 Websitehttp://www.newcastlecatholic.org.au Email[email protected]
Office HoursMonday - Friday 9:30am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm Office Address841 Hunter St, Newcastle West, NSW, 2302

Parish Activities

  • Youth Group
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  • Playgroup
  • Young People’s Mass

Clergy

Fr Greg Barker VG

Parish Priest

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Fr Anthony Coloma

Assistant Priest

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Fr Sabu Pulimalayil RCJ

Assistant Priest

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Dcn Kevin Gadd

Parish Deacon

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Schools
Education Level / Secondary Schools

St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

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Education Level / Primary Schools

Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach

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Education Level / Primary Schools

St Joseph’s Primary School, Merewether

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Education Level / Flexible Learning Centres

St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre

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Early Education Centres and Out of School Hours Care
Education Level / OOSH

Merewether Beach OOSH

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Education Level / OOSH

The Junction OOSH

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Education Level / Early Education

Newcastle West Childcare and Early Learning

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Parish Events

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5 Nov 25
Diocesan Resource Centre - Cnr Parry & Tudor Street Newcastle West

A Night with Our Orthodox Brothers and Sisters

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
31 Oct 25
Diocesan Resource Centre - Cnr Parry & Tudor Street Newcastle West

Touching the Veil: When life brings you close to death

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
30 Aug 25 - 31 Dec 25
Tighes Hill Community Garden

Laudato Si – Plant Hope with Red Cedar Trees

Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

The Diocese acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, sea and water ways on which the Diocese is located - Awabakal, Biripi, Darkinjung, Kamilaroi, Wiradjuri, Worimi, Wonnarua. We commit to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.


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Phone
(02) 4979 1200
Office Address
841 Hunter Street, Newcastle West 2302 NSW
Website
mn.catholic.org.au
Email
[email protected]

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