History Of the Church By Jazz xD Jan 1, 1788 First Fleet Jan 1, 1803 First Mass Celebrated by Fr James Dixon Jan 1, 1804 Irish Uprising led to banning of Catholic Worship Jan 1, 1817 Fr Jeremiah O'Flynn conducted illigal worship services, was deported and left the Blessed Sacrament at a Sydney Home. Jan 1, 1820 Fr Therry & Fr Conolly in the colony with Govt Approval Jan 1, 1830 First Catholic Schools Jan 1, 1835 First Catholic Bishop in Australia (John Bede Polding) Jan 1, 1838 First Religous Order- Sisters of Charity Jan 1, 1838 Caroline Chisholm 1838-1846 Jan 1, 1866 Mary MacKillop with Fr Julian Tennison Woods founded the Sr of St Joseph