Catholic Church in Australai

  • Catholics arrived

    Catholics arrived
    The First Catholics arrived in Australia on the First Fleet
  • First priests arrived

    First priests arrived
    The first Priests arrived in the colony as convicts
  • New Chaplains appointed

    New Chaplains appointed
    Father John Joseph Therry and Philip Connolly appointed as the new chaplains by the Government in London
  • Catholic Schools

    Catholic Schools
    There was 10 Catholic Schools in Australia at this time and they all had government funding
  • Government Funding

    Government Funding
    All Catholic Schools in Australia still recieved Government Funding at this time
  • Education Acts

    Education Acts
    All Australian States passed the Education Acts removing state aid to the schools
  • Australian Born Priests outnumber

    Australian Born Priests outnumber
    Australian Born Priets outnumbered John Bede Poldings Irish clergy of priests
  • Baby Boomers

    Baby Boomers
    Catholics increased because people stopped using contraception
  • Change

    Change
    Influx of non-English immigrants arrived in Australia causing clashes betweens belief so the solution was to build more churches designed to accomodate different beliefs