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The first fleet arrive in Australia
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Fr James Dixon is transported to Australia. Fr Dixon was the first priest to arrive in Australia. At the time there were about 4000 Roman Catholics so when he arrived it meant they could practise their faith with Fr Dixon.
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Fr Dixon celebrates the first public mass in Sydney under strict government supervision
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As a result of the Castle Hill Rebellion Fr Dixon's permit to conduct mass is withdrawn. Therefore the catholics at the time could not practise mass.
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Fr John Therry snd Fr Conolly arrive in Sydney and open the first catholic school in Australia. This means that young Catholics can get an education at Catholic Schools.
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Father Conolly leaves for Hobart which makes Fr Therry the only priest on the entire mainland of Austrlia
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Fr Connolly builds the first Church in Tasmania
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Fr Therry is replace by Fr Daniel Power as official Chaplain of the growing colony
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Fr Therry celebrates the first mass in St Mary's Chapel
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John Bede Polding is ordained as Bishop and has jurisdiction over the whole of Australia.
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John Bede Polding is appointed first Roman Catholic Bishop in Australia.
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Bishop Polding oversees the operation of 13 government supported catholic primary schools in Australia.
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Mary Mackillop with the help of Fr Julian Tennison Woods found the Sisters of St Joseph.
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James Scullin becomes the first Catholic Australian Prime Minister.
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Mary Mackillop excommunicated from the church by Laurence Sheil for allegedly inciting her sisters into disobedience.
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Sydney hosts World Youth day in 2008 and as a result Pope Benedict XVI makes his first visit to Australia