Australian Catholic Church history

By InjusticeLord75
  • 1520

    Portuguese sailors explore some of the northern and eastern coast

  • A Spaniard, de Quiros, calls Vanautu 'La Australia del Spiritu Santo (Australia of the Holy Spirit)

  • French sailors reach and describe the Great Barrier Reef

  • Captain Cook arrives at Botany Bay

  • The first fleet arrives at Sydney Cove. The first Anglican service is held on 3rd February, 1788. The French catholic Chaplin, pere receveur, possibly said mass about the same time. He died there and is buried at La Perouse

  • Smallpox kills half the Aboriginies in the Sydney area

  • Fathers Harold, O'Neil and Dixon, the first convict priests arrive. Convicts include Italians, Portuguese, Australians and Poles.

  • The first public mass is offered by father Dixon. The first European settlement in Tasmania James Meehan begins survey work in NSW

  • Fathers Harold, O'Neil and Dixon sent back to England. Accused of encouraging the Catholics in the castle hill Rebellion.

  • Father Jeremiah O'Flynn arrived from England, without permission. Governor Macquarie gave him permission to stay as long as he did no work among the Catholics.

  • Fathers Therry and Connolly, the first official priests, arrive.

  • Father Connolly goes to Tasmania and builds the first Catholic Church in Australia

  • European settlement in Western Australia, the swan river colony

  • Father John McEncroe arrives. End of the English penal laws against catholics

  • JH Plunkett becomes solicitor general, and roger therry a judge

  • Father Ullathorne arrives in Sydney

  • The Henty brothers begin a settlement in Victoria

  • John Bede Polding becomes Austrialia's first catholic bishop

  • Ullathornes book attacks the convict system

  • Caroline Chisholm arrives in Australia

  • James sculling is elected prime minister and choose the first Australian-born Governor General, sir isaac Isaacs

  • The Great Depression. The begginging of catholic action. Catholics Stan McCabe, bill O'Reilly and jack fingleton are in the Australian cricket team

  • Father pj Moloney begins the psalm island and fathome island mission

  • Eucharist congress in Melbourne

  • Fathers pj Moloney and frank mcgarry begin a school for aboriginies at Alice springs.

  • The grail begins in Australia

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    The second world

  • The beggining of the movement

  • Dr Woodbury begins the aquimas academy in Sydney

  • Post war migration from Europe begins

  • The bishop letter makes all migrants feel at home

  • Father Payton the family that prays together stays together

  • The week of prayer for Christian unity begins

  • The labor party split

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    Many new catholic schools

  • Ukraine bishop in Australia. Prospect and manna magazines begin.

  • Publication of the living parish hymn book

  • The second Vatican council commences

  • Goulburn school strike

  • Pope john XXIII dies. Paul VI is elected

  • Government money is given for Australian catholic schools

  • Project compassion is started.

  • Pope Paul VI writes Popolorum Progressio

  • The Pope writes Humanae vitae

  • Paul VI becomes the first pope ever to visit Australia

  • Neville Bonner becomes the first aboriginal member of parliament

  • Action for world development commences

  • First Maronite bishop in Australia

  • Marriage encounter spreads to Australia

  • International women's year

  • Ron Blairs play the Christian brother

  • Social justice statement on women

  • Outlook magazine commences

  • The first catholic lay people graduate in theology

  • Women's movement in catholic church

  • Pope john Paul II visits Australia

  • First Melkite bishop arrives.

  • Pope John Paul II visits Australia. Announces the beatification of Mary MacKillop

  • The jubilee year

  • World youth day held in Sydney.

  • Mary MacKillop canonisation in Rome