The Christian Brothers By thomasthomasthomas 1802 Edmund Ignatius Rice opens his first school in Waterford, Ireland, for poor Catholic boys. Period: 1802 to 1920 The Christian Brothers 1812 A community of Christian Brothers is established in Dublin. 1838 Michael Paul Riordan becomes the second Congregational Leader. 1843 The first Christian Brothers arrive in Sydney, Australia. 1844 Edmund Ignatius Rice dies. 1862 James Aloysius Hoare becomes the third Congregational Leader. 1880 Richard Anthony Maxwell becomes the fourth Congregational Leader. 1900 Michael Titus Moylan becomes the fifth Congregational Leader. 1905 Michael Titus Moylan becomes the fifth Congregational Leader. 1920 Jerome Hennessy becomes the seventh Congregational Leader.