Catholic Change in Australia

  • Arrival of First Fleet at Syney Cove

    Arrival of First Fleet at Syney Cove
    Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove, British settlement
    Possible first mass celebrated on Australian soil by Fr Receveur.
  • First Public Mass celebrated by Fr Dixon in Sydney

    First Public Mass celebrated by Fr Dixon in Sydney
  • Construction of first Catholic Church at Richmond, Tasmania

    Construction of first Catholic Church at Richmond, Tasmania
  • Catholic Church in Australia is divided

  • St Mary's Cathedral destroyed

    St Mary's Cathedral destroyed
  • Rebuilding of St Mary's Cathedral Church

    Rebuilding of St Mary's Cathedral Church
  • First permanent St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia

    First permanent St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia
  • Establishment of the Catholic Women's league

    Establishment of the Catholic Women's league