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
St. Michael the Archangel's Church, Novopyshminskoye in honor of the St. Paraskeva. In 1822 the main church was consecrated in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. Around the church a stone fence with an iron grid was built in 1864.. The clergy of the parish is consisted of a priest, a deacon and a psalm-reader. The chapel in Zaimka village and the chapel in Melnichnaya village were included in the parish. In 1934 the chimes were banned. The church was closed on the 9th of July 1935(the decree of the Presidium of the Regional Executive Committee No. 1629). In 1941 the evacuated children from the Orphanage