Catholicism In Australia Timeline

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  • First Priest arrived in colony of Australia

    First Priest arrived in colony of Australia
    Many convicts were Irish although there were some catholic convicts which impacted on the Catholicism and grew to the convicts hearts to become priests.

  • First Roman Catholic Church (St Mary's)

    First Roman Catholic Church (St Mary's)
    Located at the corner of Palmerin and Wood Streets

  • First Bishop of Perth

    First Bishop of Perth
    John Brady (1800-1871)
    John was born at County Cavan, Ireland

  • James Alepius Goold becomes first Catholic Bishop of Melbourne

    James Alepius Goold becomes first Catholic Bishop of Melbourne
    James Alepius Goold (1812- 1886)
    Was born on 4 November 1812 into a prosperous commercial family in Cork, Ireland.

  • The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses

    The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses
    Eastern Orthodox Catholics and Roman Catholics are the result of what is known as the East-West Schism (or Great Schism) when medieval Christianity split into two branches.

  • First Bishop of Brisbane

    First Bishop of Brisbane
    James Quinn (1819-1881)
    James was born on 17 March 1819 at Rathbane, County Kildare, Ireland,

  • Mary MacKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph

    Mary MacKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph
    Mary Mackillop met Fr Woods and decided to organize a group who help people in need and people who are less fortunate.

  • Building of St Patricks Cathedral

    Building of St Patricks Cathedral
    Melbourne, VIC Mother Church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and one of the architectural glories of Melbourne. Bishop Goold lays foundation stone of first St Patrick's Church and blesses it.

  • Archbishop Moran

    Archbishop Moran
    Patrick was born on September 16th (1830-1911)
    Patrick Francis Moran was the third Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney and the first Australian cardinal
    Died on August 16 1911

  • The Growth of Religious Orders

    The Growth of Religious Orders
    becoming a Bishop or a priest and it grew in 1900 when more and more people wanted to do the religious orders and that's when the spread of Catholicism grew bigger.

  • Death of Mary Mackillop

    Death of Mary Mackillop
    Mary Helen Mackillop (1842-1909)
    Helen was born on the 15 January 1842 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the eldest of eight children of Alexander McKillop and his wife Flora, née McDonald. She was truly a role model to many people being kind and very generous helping people who are in need. Sadly she died August 8, 1909, North Sydney, Sydney.

  • First Bishop of Sydney

    First Bishop of Sydney
    John Bede POLDING (1794-1877)
    John was born on the 18 November 1794 at Liverpool, England. He was the first Roman Catholic Bishop and then Archbishop of Sydney, Australia. Sadly died on March 16, 1877.

  • Increase of religious orders

    Increase of religious orders
    Nowadays more people are becoming more interested in becoming a priest, bishop etc. More and more boys and girls are getting involved in the religious orders.