Catholic Church By charlnkipfpq 1788 La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory 1791 First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay 1803 First official public mass 1819 Father John Therry and Father Phillip connolly arrive in sydney as Australias first ever priest 1825 Father Therry removed from his role of the colonies official Chaplin 1826 Father Daniel power lands in Sydney to replace father Therry 1830 Father Power dies 1832 Father John Mcecroe appointed offical chaplin of Australia 1833 St Marys chapel completed 1845 Father John Brady consecrated as bishop of Perth- moved form windsoe to Western Australia 1850 St Marys cathedral renovated. Archdiocese now has 33 parishes 30 churches and 35 preists 1859 Father James Quinn becomes the first Bishop of Brisbane 1862 The NSW government passes bill to abolish state aid to religion 1865 Fire destorys St Marys cathedral 1866 Mary Mackillop and Father Julian Tenision Woods found the sisters of St Jospeh 1871 Mary Mackillop excommunicated by the bishop of adelaide because she was thought to incite her sisters to disobey and defy 1872 Mary Mackillop is recommunicated into the church and the sisters are permitted to continue their work 1877 Archbishop Polding dies aged 85 Period: 1878 to 2023 History of the Church in Australia and from the First Fleet to the 21st century http://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/church-in-australia/history https://www.sydneycatholic.org/about/key_dates_in_our_history.shtml