Development of the Catholic Church in Australia

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  • First Catholics arrive in Australia

    This is when the first Catholics arrived in Botany Bay, Australia. They travelled here on the First Fleet

  • First Public Mass

    This was said by Fr. Dixon

  • Arrival of the first official priests

    Fathers John Joseph Therry and Philip Connolly, chaplains appointed by the Government in London, arrived in 1820.

  • First Catholic Church in Australia

    Construction of first Catholic church at Richmond, Tasmania

  • Development of the Catholic Churches in Australia

    In this year, the government introduced the Denominational System where all Church denominations were given financial assistance by the government. As a result, the number of Catholic schools grew markedly.

  • First Bishop in Australia

    Bede Polding becomes Australia's first Catholic bishop

  • Appointment of Robert Wilson as first Archbishop of Hobart

    Appointment of Robert Wilson as first Archbishop of Hobart

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

    The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses

  • Good Samaritan Sisters Founded

    The Good Samaritan Sisters were founded by Polding in 1857

  • Sisters of St Joseph Founded

    Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods founded the Sisters of St. Joseph

  • Roger Vaughan becomes Archbishop of Sydney

    Roger Vaughan becomes Archbishop of Sydney

  • Permanent St Vincent De Paul Society Created

    First permanent St. Vincent de Paul Society established in Australia

  • Archbishop Patrick Francis Moran Made Cardinal

    Archbishop Moran Made Cardinal

  • Beginning of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart missions in the Northern Territory

    Beginning of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart missions in the Northern Territory

  • Death of Mary McKillop

    Death of Mary McKillop

  • Establishment of the Catholic Women's League

    Establishment of the Catholic Women's League

  • Monsignor Francois-Xavier Gsell appointed as Bishop of Darwin

    Monsignor Francois-Xavier Gsell appointed as Bishop of Darwin

  • St. Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne completed

    St. Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne completed

  • Archbishop Gilroy becomes first Australian Cardinal

    Archbishop Gilroy becomes first Australian Cardinal

  • Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

    Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

  • Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

    Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

  • Completion of St Mary's Cathedral

    Completion of St Mary's Cathedral

  • Archbishop Bell appointed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II

    Archbishop Bell appointed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II

  • Mary McKillop officially becomes a Saint

    Mary McKillop officially becomes a Saint