Christian Brothers in Australia

By raphael.mcdonnell

  • Christian Brothers come to Australia

    The Christian Brothers come to Australia at the invitation of Archbishop Polding

  • The Christian Brothers leave Australia

  • Christian Brothers return to Australia

    They return to Australia in Melbourne at the invitation of Bishop James Goold

  • The first school led by the Christian Brothers in Australia was established in Fitzroy

  • 3 Irish Christian Brothers found a school named St Joseph's College

    The school currently follows the Edmund Rice tradition, and currently educates about 1436 students from Year 5 to Year 12.

  • The Christian Brothers start teaching in Balmain.

  • The Brothers open another school in Brisbane

  • St Joseph's Nudgee College was established

  • 826 Christian Brothers in Australia

  • 4000 Christian Brothers in Australia

  • St Mary's Cathedral College becomes a Christian Brothers school