History of the Catholic Church

By Lani Dancel

  • First Catholic School

    First Catholic School
    A couple called Mary and Michal Burge created the first catholic school that was funded entirely by money from local catholic settlers. The school was not far from Saint Stephen's Cathedral.

  • First Permanent Church

    First Permanent Church
    The first permanent church was made.

  • Saint Stephen's Cathedral mde Cathedral of the Diocese

    Saint Stephen's Cathedral mde Cathedral of the Diocese
    St Stephen's Cathedral was made Cathedral of the diocese.

  • Arriving in Brisbane

    Arriving in Brisbane
    James Quinn, 5 Priests and 6 Irish Sisters of Mercy came to Brisbane.

  • St James School

    St James School
    St James School for boys was established. This was the first all boys school.

  • James Duick

    James Duick
    James Duick saw a need for catholic education and established 28 new schools.

  • WW2 Poverty

    WW2 Poverty
    Australia was in poverty because of war. Catholic education was effected by the lack of teachers, growing class sizes and economic challenges. Some schools waived fees but no schools shut down. This started in 1929 and went until 1945

  • Diocese Inspecter

    Diocese Inspecter
    Father Berneter Shay was chosen to be a Diocese Inspector. His job lasted until 1948.

  • Catholic Education Struggling

    Catholic Education Struggling
    In this year Catholic Education was struggling with its mission while the post war was on.

  • New Laws

    New Laws
    Laws were made to keep Church and State separate from each other. By the end of the decade 35 catholic schools were built and funded. St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and the Sisters of St Joseph arrived in Brisbane and started teaching.