History of the Catholic church in Australia

By SmillieK01

  • La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory

  • First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay

  • First official public mass

  • Father John Therry and Philip Connolly arrive in Sydney as Australia's first priest.

  • The foundation stone of st mary's chapel is laid

  • Father therry removed from hs role of the colonies official chaplin

  • Father Daniel Power lands in Sydney

  • St Mary's Chapel completed

  • Archdiocese now has 33 parishes 30 churches and 35 priest

  • The nsw government passes bill to abolish state aid to religion

  • Mary Mackillop and father julian tenison woods founded the sisters of st Joseph

  • Mary was excommunicated by the bishop of adelaide

  • Mary is communicated into the church

  • Archbishop polding dies at age 85

  • Archdiocese now has 189 churches and more than 25000 kids are enrolled at the archdiocese schools

  • Catholics become influential in the Australian labour party.

  • First australian prime minister

  • Catholic schools are overwhelmed by the demand

  • Mass changes from latin to english

  • Pope john paul visits australia for the first time