St Patrick’s Catholic Church, The Rocks, Sydney
Father Joseph Monnier, Bronze Bust 2025
Bronze Bust created from historic images. Bust installed as part of a series in the courtyard at St Patrick’s Church Church Hill. A Marist legacy commissioned by Father Michael Whelan. Father Joseph Monnier, French born, first Marist parish priest at St Patrick’s Church, from 1868 until his death in 1874. Monnier’s unsparing work and genuine love of his predominantly Irish parishioners melted their initial opposition.
