Religion feb 2021 By Ari dodd 1775 Presentation Sisters Started Period: 1777 to 1855 Mary reibey Period: 1788 to 1830 Early Settlement Jan 26, 1788 First Fleet The first Catholics came on the first fleet 1803 First Irish convicts 1804 Castle hill uprising Period: 1808 to 1877 Caroline Chisholm 1815 Sister of Charity Started Period: 1830 to 1870 Formative years 1831 Sisters of Mercy Started Period: 1832 to 1889 fr julian tenison woods 1836 Early Catholic education Period: 1842 to 1909 Mary MacKillop 1857 Good Samaritan sisters Started Period: 1870 to 1960 Growth settlement