Catholicism Timeline By 27369@tccstudents.vic.edu.au 1616 Dutch sea captain Dirk Hartog landed on western coast of AustraliaFoundation of Christian Brothers by Edmund Ignatius Rice 1770 Captain Cook explores Australia’s east coast 1778 Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove 1778 Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove 1802 Foundation of Christian Brothers by Edmund Ignatius Rice 1803 First public Mass said hosted by Fr. Dixon 1817 Arrival of Fr. Jeremiah O’Flynn “Prefect-Apostolic of New Holland” 1820 Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive 1821 Construction of first Catholic church in Richmond, Tasmania 1838 Arrival of Caroline Chisholm in Australia Period: 1845 to 1870 Period of Maori Wars in New Zealand 1847 James Alepius Goold becomes first Catholic bishop of Melbourne 1848 The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses 1853 Establishment of the University of Melbourne 1854 Establishment of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia 1865 St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney destroyed by fire 1866 Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph 1877 Roger Vaughan O.S.B becomes Archbishop of Sydney 1880 Death of Ned Kelly RIP NED KELLY. GREATEST BUSH RANGER EVER. 1881 First permanent St. Vincent de Paul Society established in Australia 1884 Patrick Francis Moran appointed Archbishop of Sydney 1885 Archbishop Moran made Cardinal 1897 Consecration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne 1909 Death of Mary McKillop First Australian Saint. Quote by Mary McKillop: Never see a need without doing something about it. 1914 Beginning of First World War 1915 Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey 1923 Archbishop Mannix founds Corpus Christi College 1939 St. Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne completed 1946 Archbishop Gilroy becomes first Australian Cardinal 1963 Death of Archbishop Mannix 1970 Paul VI visits Australia, consecrates first Papuan-born Bishop 1986 John Paul II visits Australia 1998 Death of Bob Santamaria