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Spanish Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros named Vanuatu "La Australia del Spiritu Santo" - Southland of the Holy Spirit
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In 1788, the arrival first fleet docked at Sydney Cove and the very first mass had been held for the very first time in Australia during this year. This mass was run by Fr. Anthony Receveur
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The very first official priests had arrived in Australia. The names of the first two official priests were:
Fr. Therry
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In 1821, construction of the first catholic church in Richmond, Tasmania. They ended up naming the Church St John Catholic Church
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John Bede Polding was elected the first catholic bishop of Australia
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in 1838, Caroline Chisholm arrived on the coast in Sydney, Australia. The reason why she came here is because she came to set a home for woman who would like to come and live in Australia.
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In 1854, the St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia on the 5th of March.
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In 1865, the St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney was destroyed in a fire on the 29th of June
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In 1869, the Bishops' Pastoral made a complain to the Aborigines in a statement complain of injustice.
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In 1871, the St Patricks' Cathedral in Ballart, Victoria had completed and Timothy O' Mahoney appointed first bishop of Armidale, Sydney, New South Wales.
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In 1877, Roger Vaughan became Archbishop of Sydney
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In 1881, the very first permanent St Vincent de Paul Society was established in Australia
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In 1872-85, the Marist Brothers open their very own school in Rocks, Sydney and the Colonial Governments end state-aids at Church Schools. The date ma vary as that is when the school opened.
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In 1897, the St Patricks Cathedral in Melbourne had been completed of construction work and was now open to the public eye.
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In 1946, Archbishop Gilroy becomes Australia's first Cardinal.
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In 2000, St Mary's Cathedral had finished construction and was open to the public in Sydney. There was an opening of Catholic Theological College, East Melbourne. This was opened by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago.
