The Catholic Church in Australia By Georgierr May 13, 1788 First Catholics Arrived in Australia Jan 1, 1800 First Priest Arrived in the Colony Jan 1, 1820 Father John Joseph Therry and Philip Connolly - chaplains appointed by Government Jan 1, 1833 There were about ten catholic schools in the country Jan 1, 1833 Catholic schools had some government assistance Jan 1, 1860 Catholic Schools stoped recieving Government Funding Jan 1, 1872 all states passed Education Acts removing state aid Jan 1, 1930 Australian born priests outnumbered Irish Preist Jan 1, 1950 Catholics increased (baby boomers 50's- No contraception - against Gods Design) Jan 1, 1960 → Influx of non-english speaking immigrants including one million plus Catholics from Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, German, Croatia
