Catholic Church in Australia

By BISHO

  • First Catholics in Australia

    The first Catholics to reside in Australia arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
  • Period: to

    Catholic History

  • Irish Convicts

    total of 2086 Irish convicts, nearly all of whom were Catholic, had been transported to Botany Bay.

  • First Priest

  • First Bishop

    First Catholic bishop in Australia was John Bede Polding.

  • First catholic school

  • Today

    WE STILL HAVE JEWS AND CATHOLICS