Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane The Cathedral of St Stephen is the heritage-listed cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane and seat of its archbishop. The cathedral is located on a site bounded by Elizabeth, Charlotte and Edward Streets, in the Australian city of Brisbane, Queensland. Built between 1864 and 1922, with extensions made in 1989, the cathedral was established with James Quinn as its first bishop. Quinn planned to construct a large cathedral to accommodate a growing congregation. On 26 December 1863, the Feast of St Stephen, Quinn laid the foundation stone for a grand cathedral designed
Stephen S. Thorne seat in the assembly to serve as Chairman of the Board of Works from 1857 to 1861. In 1863, he was named customs collector at Bridgetown and served in that post until his death. Stephen S. Thorne Stephen Sneden Thorne (1795 – December 30, 1874) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Granville township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1857. He was born in Granville, Nova Scotia in 1795, the son of James Thorne and nephew of Edward Thorne. He apprenticed with his uncle, Stephen Sneden, a merchant in Annapolis. Around