Mount Street Cemetery is Wellington’s first Roman Catholic cemetery, consecrated in 1840 by Bishop Pompallier, and used for all Catholic burials until Karori Cemetery was opened in 1891.
Perhaps one of your ancestors’ rests there? To find out, come along to the Friends Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 4th June at the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington, Level 2, 204 Thorndon Quay, Thorndon, Wellington.
The AGM starts with refreshments at 5.30 pm for a 6 pm meeting. All are welcome.
Friends of Mount Street Cemetery, formed in 2010, is a volunteer group of descendants and others committed to:
- the conservation of the Cemetery,
- restoration of burial sites in this sacred ground,
- establishing full records, and
- conserving the Cemetery as a link to our ancestors and an important heritage site in Wellington.
For further information, contact Vaughan at:
v.stagpoole@gmail.com
More info:
www.mountstreetcemetery.org.nz
