Heritage Value
The building is registered with the National Trust, State Register of Heritage Places, the Register of the National Estate and is on the City of Perth's Municipal Heritage Inventory.
In accordance with the Heritage Council of Western Australia's assessment the Cathedral has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
- it is the first and the oldest Roman Catholic church in Western Australia;
- the place is associated with the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church and the first religious orders in the State; and,
- the place is held in high regard by present day Catholics.
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