On 13 November, 1861, three acres of land here were sold by Philip Callan of Stokes Point to JEAN BAPTISTE FRANCOIS POMPALLIER, first Catholic Bishop of Auckland, for ten shillings.
A part of the land was consecrated as this cemetery.
On 30 September, 1989, a ceremony was held to mark the formal transfer of the full three acre block to the Birkenhead City Council, to be held in trust for the people of Birkenhead.
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland was represented by Monsignor Philip Purcell, Vicar General of the Auckland Diocese, the Mayor of Birkenhead by the Deputy Mayor, Peter Thomas.
The land outside the cemetery was renamed POMPALLIER PARK in recognition of its historic identity.