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Catholicism in Australia

By kayleesidwell

  • 1606

    1606
    Spanish Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros named Vanuatu "La Australia del Spiritu Santo" - Southland of the Holy Spirit

  • 1788

    1788
    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

  • 1820

    1820
    The very first official priests had arrived in Australia. The names of the first two official priests were:
    Fr. Therry
    Fr. Conolly

  • 1821

    1821
    In 1821, construction of the first catholic church in Richmond, Tasmania. They ended up naming the Church St John Catholic Church

  • 1835

    1835
    John Bede Polding was elected the first catholic bishop of Australia

  • 1838

    1838
    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.

  • 1854

    1854
    In 1854, the St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia on the 5th of March.

  • 1865

    1865
    In 1865, the St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney was destroyed in a fire on the 29th of June

  • 1869

    1869
    In 1869, the Bishops' Pastoral made a complain to the Aborigines in a statement complain of injustice.

  • 1871

    1871
    In 1871, the St Patricks' Cathedral in Ballart, Victoria had completed and Timothy O' Mahoney appointed first bishop of Armidale, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • 1877

    1877
    In 1877, Roger Vaughan became Archbishop of Sydney

  • 1881

    1881
    In 1881, the very first permanent St Vincent de Paul Society was established in Australia

  • 1872-85

    1872-85
    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.

  • 1897

    1897
    In 1897, the St Patricks Cathedral in Melbourne had been completed of construction work and was now open to the public eye.

  • 1946

    1946
    In 1946, Archbishop Gilroy becomes Australia's first Cardinal.

  • 2000

    2000
    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.