Outback town's Catholic church to be demolished in blow to community ThuThursday 25 FebFebruary 2021 at 7:30pm Father Emmanual was the last priest to hold services inside Sacred Heart Church at Hughenden, with services moving to the town's Anglican Church in recent years. ( Share Print text only Cancel Parishioners in Hughenden's Catholic Church face a future without their own place of worship, with the town's 1960's church to be demolished in the next few months. Key points: Bishop cites insurance problems and decay, but some parishioners oppose the demolition. The Church has had a presence in the town since 1885. The Townsville Catholic Diocese confirmed the removal of the Sacred Heart church on Mowbray Street, which closed in late 2018 after 50 years of serving the Catholic community.