No. 1658 - Hobart - Adrian Doyle Chapel - St Mary's College (2014)

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The Adrian Doyle Chapel is located at St Mary’s College, Hobart. The chapel is named in honour and recognition of the tenth Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, Adrian Leo Doyle.

On 10 November 1997, Doyle was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 February 1998 from Archbishop Eric D'Arcy. He succeeded Archbishop D'Arcy as the tenth Archbishop of Hobart upon the latter's resignation on 26 July 1999. On 26 January 2009 Archbishop Doyle became a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to the Catholic Church in Australia and to the community, particularly as Archbishop of Hobart and through Caritas programs supporting international aid to developing countries. Adrian Doyle is the first Tasmanian-born Archbishop of Hobart.

In 2014 the Adrian Doyle Chapel was built in a converted space on the second floor of the old St Mary’s Convent building. It is located in one of the two extension wings added to the original Covent building in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The space was originally used as a dormitory for boarders at the Convent school. In 2015 the chapel was officially opened and blessed. The chapel provides a quiet place for reflection, class and Past Scholars Masses and a sacred space for special occasions.

In 2018, a series of windows, designed by Carol Prichard, were installed in the the Chapel to mark the sesquicentenary of St Mary’s College. Five of these windows depict the creation story of Genesis. The sixth window, designed by St Mary’s College students, is in honour of Mary.

The information and images used in this article were sourced from St Mary’s College website and the College’s Facebook page. Further information about the original convent building can be found here: [No. 1510]


The Adrian Doyle Chapel - Source: St Mary's College 


A stained glass window designed by St Mary’s College students. Source: St Mary's College Facebook page


Archbishop Adrian Doyle - Source: Archdiocese of Hobart


Sources and further information:

https://www.smc.tas.edu.au/about/history/
https://www.smc.tas.edu.au/about/cove-lane/
https://www.smc.tas.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2015-Annual-School-Community-Report.pdf
https://hobart.catholic.org.au/bishop/adrian-leo-doyle/
https://www.presentationsociety.org.au/congregations/tasmania/


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