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The first Catholics to reside in Australia arrived with the First Fleet. They were mostly Irish convicts, together with a few marines. One-tenth of all convicts transported to Australia were Catholic, and half of these were born in Ireland
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First public mass celebrated by Fr Dixon in Sydney
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The first offical priests, Frs Therry and Conolly, arrive
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Construction of the first Catholic Church as a permenant building at Richmond, Tasmania
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Pope Gregory XVI appoints Fr Brfr Polding OSB as Australia's first Catholic bishop
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Beginning of Representative Government in Australia Robert Wilson appointed first Bishop of Hobart
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The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses
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The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses
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James Quinn appointed first Bishop of Brisbane
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St Mary's Cathederal Church was destroyed by fire
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Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Tension Woods founded the Sisters of St Joesph
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Rebuilding of St Mary's Cathederal, begins in Sydney
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First permanent St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia
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Archbishop Moran created Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII
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St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne opened by the Sisters of Charity
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Consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
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Establishment of the Catholic Women's League
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The international eucharistic congress in Sydney.In the Roman Catholic church, a Eucharistic Congress is a gathering of clergy, religious, and laity to bear witness to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, which is an important Roman Catholic doctrine. Congresses bring together people from a wide area, and typically involve large open-air Masses, adoration of the Eucharist (Blessed Sacrament), and other devotional ceremonies held over several days.
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The national eucharistic congress is held in Melbourne
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St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne was completed
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Archbishop Gilroy created first Australian-born Cardinal by Pope Pixus XII
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Arrival of Ivan Prasko, the first Bishop of for Ukrainian Catholics
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Archbishop Mannix dies
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James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne
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Paul VI visits Australia, ordains first Papuan-born Bishop
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James Darcy Freeman appointed Archbishop of Sydney
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Paul VI establishes Maronite diocese in Australia
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The International Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne
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Archbishops Freeman and Knox created cardinals by Pope Paul VI
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Thomas Francis Little appointed Archbishop of Melbourne
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Edward Bede Clancy appointed Archbishop of Sydney
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Pope John Paul II visits Australia
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Pope John Paul II establishes Melkite Diocese in Australia
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Archbishop Clancy created Cardinal by Pope John Paul II
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Foundation of the Australian Catholic University
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John Paul II visits Australia for Beatification of Mary MacKillop
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George Pell appointed Archbishop of Melbourne
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St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide Completed
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Completion of St Mary's Catherdral, Sydney
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a program for the Church in the new millennium, wherein he placed sanctity through a training in prayer as the most important priority of the Catholic Church in consonance with its purpose.
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Archbishop Pell appointed Archbishop of Sydney
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Opening of John Paul II Institute for the Family, Melbourne
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Denise Hart appointed Archbishop of Melbourne
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is convicted of child molestation and sentenced to ten years in prison, as part of the ongoing sex abuse scandal. The Geoghan case was one of the worst scandals of the Catholic Church in the USA.
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Archbishop Pell appointed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II
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Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84. His funeral is broadcast to every corner of the globe through the modern media. Millions of Catholic pilgrims journey to Rome to pay final respects.
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German-born Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger is elected by the College of Cardinals as Pope Benedict XVI, thus becoming the first Pope elected during the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
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Pope Benedict XVI attends the World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, his first trip outside Italy.