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December 812009 This week Archbishop Barry Hickey announced the opening date for St Mary's Cathedral - one of the most beautiful feasts in the entire Church.
An artist's conception of how the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, known popularly as St Mary's, will look after its completion. Archbishop Barry Hickey has named December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, as the opening date for Perth's cathedral.
The official opening and re-dedication of Perth's St Mary's Cathedral would take place on December 8, 2009, Archbishop Barry Hickey announced on July 22. December 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, and both the Cathedral and the Archdiocese are dedicated to Mary under that title. The pro-Cathedral in Victoria Avenue was originally called the Please turn to Page 4 A dogma's history - Page 4
A mosaic of the Immaculate Conception depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary in glory. The Catholic belief that Mary was free from original sin from the moment of her existence was promulgated by Pope Pius IX in 1854. St Mary's Cathedral, named for Mary under her title as the Immaculate Conception, is due to open on this particular feast day of hers, December 8, this year. PHOTO:CNS
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