Overview
St. Mary of the Angels sits on the site of Wellington’s first Catholic Church, established in 1843, and is the third church to occupy the site. The church opened on March 26, 1922, replacing a building that burned in May 1918. Construction started in April 1919, and the church’s contractor, H.E. Manning, went bankrupt during construction. Father Stanislaw Mahoney, the parish priest, and a close friend, Martin Maloney, worked with a group of largely unskilled workers to complete the church.
Quick Facts
- Status
- Existing
- Locality or neighborhood
- Wellington
- State or province
- New Zealand
- Address
- 17 Boulcott Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
- Postal code
- 6011
Visitor Information
- Phone
- +64 4 473 8074
