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Australian Catholic Church

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  • Captain Cook explores Australia's east coast

    Captain Cook explores Australia's east coast

  • First fleet lands in Sydney Cove

    First fleet lands in Sydney Cove
    The first possible mass celebrated on Australian soil

  • First public mass

    First public mass
    First public mass celebrated by Fr Dixon in Sydney

  • First catholic school is opened

    First catholic school is opened
    Fr Therry opens the first Catholic school in Parramatta

  • First official priests arrive

    First official priests arrive
    Fr John Therry and Fr Philip Conolly, arrive in Sydney

  • Construction of the First Catholic Church

    Construction of the First Catholic Church
    Father Connolly builds the first Catholic church in Tasmania

  • Australia’s first bishop

    Australia’s first bishop
    Bede Polding becomes Australia’s first Catholic bishop

  • Australia becomes a mission country

    Australia becomes a mission country
    Five Sisters of Charity arrive with a mission to help the poor and disadvantaged

  • Launching of First Catholic Mission to Aborigines

    Launching of First Catholic Mission to Aborigines
    Polding launches the first Catholic Mission to Aborigines on Stradbroke Island

  • Catholic Church is divided

    Catholic Church is divided
    The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses

  • Establishment of the SVDP Society

    Establishment of the SVDP Society
    First permanent St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia

  • Mary MacKillop becomes the first Sister

    Mary MacKillop becomes the first Sister
    As well as the Mother Superior of the Sisters of St Joseph

  • The Plenary Council

    The Plenary Council
    The first-ever Plenary Council of the Australian Catholic Church is held

  • Australia's First Cardinal

    Australia's First Cardinal
    The first cardinal appointed to Australia was Patrick Francis Moran

  • St Patrick's Cathedral

    St Patrick's Cathedral
    Consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne

  • Cathechism

    Cathechism
    Australian Catechism becomes inaugurated

  • English Masses

    English Masses
    The Mass changes from Latin to English

  • Pope VI visits Australia

    Pope VI visits Australia
    Pope Paul VI is the first pope to visit Australia

  • Australia has no more missions

    Australia has no more missions
    Rome declares that Australia is no longer a mission country

  • The New Archibishop

    The New Archibishop
    Appointment of Dr. George Pell as Archbishop of Melbourne