The walls of Perth’s oldest Catholic church have been badly defaced by graffiti vandals.
It is believed the vandals spray-painted St John’s Pro-Cathedral in Victoria Avenue last weekend.
The graffiti, which covers almost every outside wall of the church, will cost thousands of dollars to remove.
The Pro-Cathedral was the first Catholic church to be built in the Perth Archdiocese back in 1843, and is believed to be the longest used church in the State.
Over the past few months, conservation work has been done on the building, which will continue to be used as a chapel in the future.