Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The first Catholic parish in Bathurst, Gloucester County, appeared in 1871. Its founder was the priest Hilarion Douse, who began the construction of the temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At first it was a small wooden chapel, which was replaced by a stone temple in the neo-Gothic style. Local granite of a special shade was used for construction.

The construction was completed in 1888, when bells appeared over the temple, and the windows were decorated with beautiful Gothic stained glass windows. Later, the church passed to the diocese of Bathurst and became its official cathedral of this diocese. Since that day, a global restoration began, which lasted almost twenty years. But as a result, we can admire the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its original beauty.