St Benedict’s Church

St Benedict's Church is a historic neo-Gothic Catholic church in Newton, Auckland, New Zealand, the church complex includes a Presbytery and a former convent — at one point the complex included a school and club rooms but these have since been demolished.
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  • Email: office@stbenedictsauckland.org.nz
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Newton, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Saint Benedict’s Church”, “St Benedict’s Church and Presbytery Complex (Catholic)”, “St Benedict’s Church, Auckland”, and “St Benedict’s Church, Newton”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mercury Theatre and Symonds St Public Conveniences and Shelter.

Theater building
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The is a theatre in , , located on Mercury Lane, off Karangahape Road. It was home to a theatre company of the same name for two decades. is situated 360 metres northwest of St Benedict’s Church.

Historic building
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Symonds St Public Conveniences and Former Tram Shelter is a category 2 historic place in Auckland, New Zealand, and included the first standalone street toilets in to cater to both men and women. is situated 420 metres northeast of St Benedict’s Church.

Church
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The is a Baptist church located near the corner of Queen Street and Karangahape Road, at the edge of in . It is affiliated with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand. is situated 410 metres north of St Benedict’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Eden Terrace.

Quarter
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is a small suburb of , , under the local governance of the . Since the construction of the Central Motorway Junction in 1965–75, has been divided into two parts, and as a result, lost much of its size and coherence.

Suburb
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is an inner city suburb of , located 2 km south of the , in the of New Zealand. is one of Auckland's oldest suburbs, and also one of the smallest.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , . The suburb is named for the Duke of , a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy.

St Benedict’s Church

Latitude
-36.86105° or 36° 51′ 40″ south
Longitude
174.76065° or 174° 45′ 38″ east
Inception
April 22nd, 1888
Open location code
4VMP4QQ6+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 326706189
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q79304032
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In Other Languages

“St Benedict’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Benediktus, Newton”

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Highlights include Upper Queen Street Overbridge and Symonds Street Overbridge.

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