Mary Mackillop Significant Events By evo1 1861 Mary Mackillop met Father Julian Tenison Woods 1861 Mary Mackillop met Father Julian Tenison Woods 1866 Mary Mackillop founded the Sister’s of the Sacred Hearts 1867 Mary became a nun Dec 31, 1869 Mary and the Saint Joseph sisters arrived in Queensland 1870 The Josephites were teaching at St Mary’s School at South Brisbane. They had also opened 3 more schools, 2 in Brisbane 1 in Mary borough. 1870 The Josiphites opened 69 parish primary schools and 46 parish secondary schools. 1900 The sisters formed the Diocese of Rockhampton 1995 The archdiocese of Brisbane commissioned a Shrine to Mary Mackillop in St Stephen’s Chapel. 2008 Mary Mackillop was believed to perform a miracle curing someone from cancer. 2009 The Archbishop announced Saint Mary of the cross as the patroness of the Archbishop of Brisbane. Oct 17, 2010 Mary got canonized and officially became a saint.