The largest and most grand of all of Perth’s cathedrals, St Mary’s, in Victoria Square, has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth for over 150 years. Originally built in 1865, the cathedral has undergone three separate expansions throughout its life.

The largest of which, began in 1926 and was only completed in 2009, making it the longest single construction project in Western Australia’s history.

St Mary’s Cathedral is the mother church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth – the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Perth. Experience for yourself the stunning beauty of St Mary’s Cathedral – the State’s largest church building and an icon of the City of Perth.

The thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity. I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars! You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else. Heal the wounds, heal the wounds.

St Mary’s Cathedral offers a free guided tour every Sunday at 2pm. Registrations close on Friday of each week.  Please forward your registration information by 12noon on Thursday of each week before the intended tour. To secure a space please email: info@stmaryscathedral.org.au. 

Please note that the office is closed on the weekend. When registering, please include the names of all attendees and a contact number. Registrations are capped at 15 people. 

St Mary’s Cathedral offers a spiritual experience whether you are religious or not. If you love history or architecture, the building and its interior will offer lots of interesting discoveries.

We are a community of believers, part of the Catholic communion, which responds to the invitation of the Lord to believe in him and to know the gentleness of his heart. We are also a people which opens our arms and invites all to join us on the journey.