Catholic precinct comes alive in new walking tour app

Anyone with a mobile device can now explore the rich cultural and historical treasures within the Catholic precinct of East Melbourne and Fitzroy, in Melbourne’s inner city, using a new walking-tour app.

The Catholic Precinct Walking Tour App is a virtual guide and resource for visitors to St Patrick’s Cathedral in East Melbourne and other significant sites in the surrounding area, including Albert and Brunswick Streets, and Victoria Parade in Fitzroy. It includes information about key places, people and aspects of Catholic culture, and gives users the ability to view text, images and linked information, and to listen to commentary and other audio files. The app will be officially launched on 27 October by the Most Rev Peter A Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne, following the Mass to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the consecration of St Patrick’s Cathedral.