This pdf explores this history of the Gordon Terrace Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea. See below for additional notes on James Hogan. For the later Roman Catholic chapel, St Joseph’s on the Quay, see this page.
Summary:
The chapel was built in 1846 by Rev. J. Moore Capes following his conversion to Roman Catholicism. Before this, he had opened St John’s Anglican Church in Eastover in 1845. The chapel, costing £850, was funded by public subscription, with the foundation stone laid in October 1845 and the opening in February 1846. Initially served by a traveling priest from Cannington, it later had resident clergy. By 1870, the congregation had grown to 200, and in 1882, St Joseph’s Church was dedicated in Binford Place, designed by Father A. J. C. Scoles. He also developed St Saviour’s estate and built houses, swimming baths, and villas. The chapel’s burial ground was used for 36 years before closure. The building later became a workshop and was eventually demolished in 1997.
Additional Notes on James Hogan
Kindly supplied by Alix Plamondon
James Hogan was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1830. He may have altered his official military records, as he spent most of his life in England and had all his children there.
James was married to Pamela Fournier, who was originally from Quebec. After his death, she returned to Canada with her children to be with her family, although their son Francis was serving in the army at the time. Their son Edward had already passed away, and James had expressed a wish to be buried with him, as mentioned in the article.
