St Patrick's Church, The Rocks

The St Patrick's Catholic Church is an active Catholic church building located at the junction of Grosvenor and Gloucester Streets in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by William Fernyhough and John Frederick Hilly and built from 1840 to 1844 by Andrew Ross & Co. It is also known as St Patrick's, Church Hill and St Pat's Church Hill. The property is owned by the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. The Marist Fathers, a religious order, have administered the parish since 1868.[1][2]

St Patrick's Catholic Church, The Rocks
St Patricks's, Church Hill
St Patrick's Church, pictured in 2012
St Patrick's Catholic Church, The Rocks Location in Sydney central business district
33.8711°S 151.2133°E / -33.8711; 151.2133
Location	20 Grosvenor Street, The Rocks, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Denomination	Catholic
Religious order	Marist Fathers
Website	stpatschurchhill.org#top
History
Status	Church
Founded	25 August 1840 (1840-08-25)
Founder(s)	William Davis
Dedication	Saint Patrick
Dedicated	18 March 1844 (1844-03-18)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	William Fernyhough John Frederick Hilly
Years built	1840–1844
Administration
Metropolis	Sydney

The church is associated with the heritage-listed Federation Hall located at 24-30 Grosvenor Street, built as a parish hall and was used for that purpose until 1914. The property was sold by the parish in the 1920s.[3]