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Irish convicts arrive in Australia aboard the First Fleet
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La Perouse buries a monk at Botany Bay, the first noted Catholic ceremony in Australia
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Father Dixon, Father O'Neill and Father Harold come to Australia
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Governor Macquarie allows Father Dixon to celebrate a public mass for the first time in the country's history
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Castle Hill RebellionMacquarie revokes Dixon's right to celebrate mass after the Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804
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Jeremiah O'Flynn arrives in Australia
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O'Flynn tells Macquarie he has the papers from London to celebrate mass on the next ship, although he is lying.
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O'Flynn is sent back to England
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Two Catholic priests are allowed to travel to Australia- Father John Terry and Father Philip Connolly
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The construction of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney begins. This is a milestone for the Catholic Church in Australia
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Church ActIn 1836, in accordance with the Church Act, the Church of England was disestablished from the NSW colony.
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Bishop Polding requests a group of nuns to be sent to Australia. These are the Sisters of Charity
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The Chrisitan Brothers travel to Australia. They established our school, as well as Lewisham and Burwood.
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The sisters build a school in Tasmania.
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The first order of priests in the country settle in South Australia
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The Sisters of the Good Samaritan are formed.
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St Igantius College at Riverview, St Aloysius and Xavier Colleges are built.
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The Australian ConstitutionThe Australian Constitution of 1901 contained the Freedom of Religion Act, which allowed anyone to worship their own faith. This also meant that the Government was no longer associated with a paritcular Religion.
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After the Second Vatican Council, the number of priets dropped.
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Since the 1960's, the Catholic education system-mostly under lay staff (non-vocational persons) has risen to be an integral part of the education system, with about 20% of all students sttending one.
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The first HIV / AIDS ward in Australia is established in St Vincents Hospital, Kings Cross.
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As of the 2000's, St Mary's Cathedral College remains the only Catholic school with a Christian Brother as the headmaster.
