James dixon

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    Convicts transported to eastern Australia

    More than 150,000 convicts were transported to east Australia with tens of thousands of people being born in Island

  • The arrival Of the fleet

    They Arrived in New South Wales Hundreds of these convicts were baptised catholic‘s or Irish criminals Who had a little or no contact with the catholic faith or interest in religion

  • The Anglicans take charge

    In 1788 Governor Philip force everyone to attend Sunday church lead by the Anglican minister Rev Richard Johnston

  • Catholics refuse to attend at the Anglican Church

    Catholics would not attend Anglican church so they got flogged they continued to refuse to go to church they burnt down the first church built in the colony

  • Petition for catholic priest

    Catholics petition Governor Philip for an appointment of a catholic priest

  • The arrival of Father James Dixon

    Father Dixon was caught up in the Irish rebellion of 1798 and was transported to Australia arriving in 18th century Governor King allowed him to conduct the school because he trusted him as an educated member of the middle class to help sued discontent can allow politics into work as a priest among the people

  • james Dixon impressed the authorities with his good education

  • Lord Hobart Secretary of State war and the colonies governor King to permit toleration of the catholic faith

  • On 24 April 1803 King announced that Fr Dixon would be permitted to regularly say mass

  • First Catholic mass

    The first official catholic mass was celebrated in new holland Sydney 15th of may 1803 catholic were advent mass in their place of residence so Sunday mass was Rotation in Sydney Parramatta and Hawkesbury as well Officiated at marriages baptised children attend the prisoners on the scaffold

  • on 4 March 1804 the Irish convicts began the Castle Hill convict rebellion