From 1889 onwards, Mildura was visited by Priests from Charlton, Ballarat, Wentworth and Wilcannia and during this time Mass was celebrated in private homes.

The first public Mass was held in Langtree Hall and celebrated by Fr Timothy O’Connell, on 20 August 1892. The Mildura Parish was not yet established but Mass had been celebrated and the soil of Mildura was made Holy by this important act, which was to be the first of many.

Regular church services were then held in the Anglican church building, a lean to shanty on the block of land near the railway station end of Langtree Ave. In 1922 this land was occupied by Hudson’s Bakery.

Early in 1894, Fr Paul Zundolovich succeeded Fr O’Connell as Parish Priest at Wentworth. Fr Zundolovich was a Lithuaniun Jew having arrived in Australia in 1892 and he was known to be quite a colorful character in the area. Father’s attitude to Mildura’s future was the opposite to that of some of his predecessors and though, at the time local conditions were not at their best, he pictured a greater Mildura in which the Catholic Church must also be greater.

Fr Paul, as he was known, urged the people of Mildura to build their own Church on land on the corner of Pine Ave and 10th Street, which had been granted by the Chaffeys. A committee was formed and Mildura’s first Catholic Church was opened in 1896. It was of wooden structure and cost £300. The wooden altar was made by Frank Currow, who worked for Geo. Wittmer & Co of Langtree Avenuee. It cost £20. Mr Currow also made the kauri pews each costing 30/-.

Money was raised to help pay for the Church, and one such event was a bazaar which was held during a race meeting on 16th & 17th January 1896. This effort raised £100 which, along with other money raised, wiped off the debt.

1871 Fr Matthew Ryan was appointed Parish Priest of Wentworth.
1871 June - Bishop Quinn travelled from Bathurst to lay a foundation stone for St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Wentworth. This was to be the first Catholic Church in the area.
1889 Priests continued to come from as far away as Charlton, Ballarat, Wilcannia and Wentworth to celebrate Mass in private homes in Mildura.
1890 Father Costelloe's visits from Charlton were recorded in both The Advocate and The Cultivator newspapers.
1891 12 December, The Roman Catholic Bazaar was held. Proceeds went to the construction of the new church:

The Cultivator Saturday 5 December 1891.
The Chapel which the Roman Catholics of Mildura propose erecting will, judging from the drawings that appear in Messrs Wittmann and Company’s shop windows, be a most handsome building which will substantially eclipse the other church buildings in Mildura. It will be in the Gothic style of architecture and will be built of red bricks with cement dressings.

1892 20 August - The earliest date on which Mass was celebrated in Mildura in the Institute Hall, Langtree Ave.
1895 19 August - A meeting was held in the Catholic Church in Pine Ave to meet with Archbishop Carr of Melbourne and Bishop Higgins of Ballarat to discuss the formation of Mildura as a separate parish.
1895 31 August - Bishop Moore of Ballarat arrived on the Steamer “Ellen”
1896 7 June - Mildura’s first Catholic Church was opened by Rev Fr Barry of Ballarat on the corner of Pine Avenue and Tenth Street. It was of wooden structure and cost £300.
1905 Fr Hurley arrived in Mildura as Mildura’s first priest. He was succeeded by Fr McCauley who arrived in 1906.
1921 15 May - Dr Foley blessed the foundations of the new church.

1921 Extract from Sunraysia Daily, 8 July
Rapid progress is being made with the building of the new Roman Catholic Church in Mildura. The walls are almost completed, and the big steel girder for the support of the gallery has been set. The building will be a hundred feet long over all, with a main auditorium eighty feet long and thirty-five feet wide. The walls will be twenty-five feet high and the ceiling will be arched. The total height, including the roof will be about fifty feet. The builders hope to complete the erection in about four months.

1921 18 December - Dr Foley celebrated the first Mass and administered Confirmation.
1922 The new church was well reported in the local news.

Extract from Sunraysia Daily, 13 May .
The Mildura church now holds its services in a £10,000 building in Eleventh Street. This structure, finished in November of last year, is the largest church in the district. It is of brick, the interior of buff stucco work, and has beautiful long leaded Gothic windows, a high stained hardwood ceiling, a spacious choir gallery, a tiled chancel, and chapels on either side of it. In each of the two side porches is a marble font and in one a large baptismal font artistically fashioned from Queensland marble. The larger front porch has two of the smaller fonts. The most notable part of the furnishings (which are not yet completed) is the altar. This, with the steps leading to it, is of fine Italian marble, with some sections of stone from Queensland. The altar itself cost £400, and the steps £130. With the tabernacle and furnishings, the total cost was £600.

1929 September - Fr James Ryan was farewelled in the Town Hall. 400 people attended.
1935 22 September - The new Presbytery was opened. Stone laid by Dr Foley.
1941 19 February - The first Mass was celebrated at St Francis Xavier Church, Irymple.
1956 The Golden Jubilee of the parish was celebrated.
1969 Additions to Mildura Church were completed and the church was renamed the Sacred Heart Peace Memorial Church (see photo).
1971 6 September - Ordination to the priesthood of Fr Gerald Baldock in the Sacred Heart Peace Memorial Church.
1982 20 June - The Knights of The Southern Cross held a Tri-State Conference Mass.
1983 19 September - The National Priests Convention was held in Mildura. Fr Les Sheahan was Parish Priest at the time.
1993 4 January - Mildura Parish recognised the efforts of three long serving parishioners, Bill Brodie, Pat Hillman and Mick Murphy at a special Mass.
1993 January, Fr Monaghan was appointed to Red Cliffs Parish.
1993 31 January - Induction of Clergy Team Mildura, Frs Dan Murphy & Pat Mugavin by Vicar General, Rev B Finnigan at Mass.
1994 30 January - Sacred Heart Parish Mildura/ Irymple held a Parish Assembly.
1995 February - Mass of Thanksgiving for the Diamond Jubilee of Sr Jane Shimmin.
1995 26 July - Fr Monaghan celebrated 40 years dedication to the priesthood.
1995 31 December - Mass to farewell Fr Aldo Montanari (Scalabrini Priest).
1997 1 March - 150th Anniversary of the Settlement of Mildura was celebrated. A combined Church service was held in the Wesley Church. The History of Catholic Church in Mildura was presented by R Schultz. Fr Dan Murphy was the Master of Ceremonies.
1999 21 April - Catholic Women's League Northern Region Conference Mass at Sacred Heart Church.
1999 Sacred Heart Church again underwent refurbishments. The Church was closed for some weeks and Mass was held in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
1999 19 May - Fr Pat Mugavin celebrated his Silver Jubilee as a Priest. He went overseas to America for 12 months on study leave.
2002 8 June - Mass of Thanksgiving for the Ruby Jubilee of Sr Nora Hearn.
2005 Golden Jubilee celebration of ordination to the priesthood of Fr Frank Monaghan and Fr Bill Melican.
2006 Installation of stain glass windows in Sacred Heart Church to commemorate the Centenary