Cathedral of St Michael and St John a rare example of one of only four 19th century Cathedrals in NSW and is the second Cathedral to be built in the colony. The design of the building is one of only a few prepared by English architect Charles Hansom for use in Australia and notably modelled on St Osburg's Church in Coventry dating from the 1840s. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. The Cathedral of Saints Michael and John is representative example of a mid 19thbcentury Catholic Cathedral which was established during a
Old Cathedral of St. Joseph, Tokyo Old Cathedral of St. Joseph, Tokyo The Cathedral of St. Joseph () also called St. Joseph's Church is the name given to a historic Catholic church, located in the city of Tokyo, the capital of the Asian country of Japan. The temple was consecrated in honor of St. Joseph. It stands out as the first Catholic church throughout Tokyo. The church was founded by missionaries of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, which was established in Tokyo in 1871. On July 2, 1874, they bought a piece of land to the Japanese government of 900 square meters for the Catholic Church