Cathedral
The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, located in Cathedral Avenue Geraldton. Western Australia.
The cathedral building was built in 1964 to a design by architects McDonald and Whitaker. The brick modernist style building has a star shaped footprint and is said to resemble Coventry Cathedral in England.
Internally the cathedral has extensive stained glass and an organ built by Allen Organ Company.
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