article_snippet: the church is described as a 'a fine complex of Roman Catholic church' on the church heritage-listed page .
article_snippet: the church was built in 1891 and the Parish of Saint James was established a year later.
article_snippet: The Victorian Heritage Database website said the churchstands on a site which has great importance in the early history of Catholicism in Victoria as the place where the mission to Brighton was established circa 1854'.
article_snippet: It is described as 'a fine complex of Roman Catholic church, rectory and church close, mostly dating from the last century but with additions made in 1908 and in the 1920s'.
article_snippet: It has an 'unusually elaborate 1934 decoration of the chancel with Roman mosaic flooring, opus sectile tiling and marble altars and rails.
article_snippet: The pipe organ by Alfred Fuller of Kew, placed centrally in the rear gallery, is a rare example of Alfred Fuller work'.
highlights_snippet: The St James Church was built in 1891 and is heritage-listed .