Sydney's civil parishes (used for various purposes including BDM records) and the various ecclesiastical parishes are not the same. The Parish of St James, County of Cumberland includes St Mary's Cathedral and the predecessor Catholic Church (burnt down). For the sake of completion, the four inner city parishes are St James, St Philip, St Andrew and St Laurence. Three of them happen to be named after the Church of England churches in their district, the exception being St Laurence: the C of E church in that area is Christ Church. See: http://www.ccsl.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=179 So, if you have a baptism etc in the Catholic Church in the Parish of St James you are looking at St Mary's Chapel/Church/Cathedral http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_02_2.cfm?itemid=5055071 Photos at: http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/cbd/cbd2-002.htm If you have a Catholic rite in the Parish of St Philip, you are probably looking at St Patrick's, Church Hill http://www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/sydney-About_us-Our_heritage_role-Heritage_and_Conservation_Register.htm&objectid=4500091 Photos at: http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/ROC/ROC016.htm and so on. 2009/8/20 MargM <[email protected]>: > >> Isn't Sydney St James Church of England? > > No early parishes were St James C of E and St James RC >>