A Brief History of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Singleton, NSW

A Brief History of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Singleton, NSW – by Mr John Quinlan

Singleton is a country town on the New England Highway in the Hunter River Valley, State of New South Wales, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) inland from the port city of Newcastle on the Pacific coast.

Sydney the State capital and SSPX Headquarters is about 160kms (100 mls) south of Newcastle and approximately 195kms (120mls) from Singleton.

The history of the Singleton church can be traced back to 1974 when some members of the present (2003) congregation returned to the traditional Mass in Melbourne. In 1975 they and two other families began attending Father Patrick Fox’s traditional Sunday Masses in Sydney, regularly making the long trip from the Hunter Valley until the arrival in Australia of the Society of Saint Pius X in August 1982. (more…)