Cemetery

St Mary’s Cemetery is dedicated for, and continues to provide a burial ground for, past and present Parishioners of St Mary’s. 

The Church and Cemetery were opened at the same time in 1865 - the Register of Burials may be viewed by clicking here. The Cemetery area has been extended over the intervening years and we are approaching the time where we will need to move into the "final" extension of the Cemetery grounds. The Cemetery also contains a Columbarium.

A schematic plan of the Cemetery may be viewed here (up to date as of September 2007). The names identified for each Plot are the family names of the "Plot Owners" and are not necessarily the surnames of the deceased interred in the grave itself.

The right of burial in the Cemetery is granted subject to the decrees and canons of the Catholic Church and the rules and regulations of the cemetery in force at any particular time. It is a condition of “Plot Ownership” that these rules and regulations are adhered to.  

In 2006 the Parish introduced a more comprehensive Grave Deed than that previously issued. The new Deeds will be issued with immediate effect for newly-acquired Grave Plots and will also be issued for existing Grave and Columbarium Plots on request  – if you wish to have a new Grave Deed issued please complete this form and deliver to the Parish Office / Presbytery. Note that we will issue Grave Deeds for all / any existing Grave Plots even if they have no space for future interments.

Considerable renovation work is ongoing in the Cemetery - the formal notice describing these works may be viewed here.

It should be noted that the maintenance of the Cemetery grounds is undertaken on a voluntary basis by Parishioners - all helpers are welcome, so if you feel you can spare a bit if time please contact Tony Dilworth.