The area now known as St Pius X Manning Catholic Parish, was considered as part of South Perth Parish until the establishment of Manning Parish in 1953.

On the 3rd January 1954, His Grace Archbishop Redmond Prendiville inducted Reverend Father Thomas Ahern, as Parish Priest of Manning and Chaplain of Aquinas College.

Within six months of Father Ahern's induction as Parish Priest, the church-school was built. The building was officially opened on Sunday 27th June 1954.

From 1954 to 1956 the building was a church on Sunday and used by the Education Department as an extension to its Manning Park school during the week.

With the school well established, the parish looked to building its own parish church.
Ten years after the opening of the church-school, the new church was opened and blessed by Bishop Myles McKeon on Tuesday 30th July 1964.

1969 saw the foundation of the first Parish Council. The new councillors were installed by Bishop Peter Quinn during an evening Mass on the 10th December 1969.