Australian Catholic Church By aashnapokharel03 Jan 26, 1788 Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove 1803 First Official Public Mass 1819 First Official Priests Arrive 1821 First Church is Constructed - St Mary's Cathedral 1822 First Catholic School is founded 1835 Australia's First Bishop 1848 The Catholic Church in Australia is Divided into Provinces and Dioceses 1865 St Mary's Cathedral is Destroyed 1868 Rebuilding of St Mary's Cathedral 1881 First St Vincent De Paul Society Established in Australia 1893 Building of St Vincent's Hospital 1897 Building of St Patrick's Cathedral 1909 Death of Mother Mary Mackillop 1928 International Eucharistic Congress 1934 National Eucharistic Congress 1946 January 26 was called Australia Day, across all States and Territories 1976 Rome declares Australia is no longer a Mission Country 1991 Building of Australian Catholic University and Foundation of Notre Dame University 2001 Archbishop Pell 2014 The Holy Father Pope Francis appoints George Cardinal Pell as Prefect of the new Secretariat for the Economy
