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The History and Progression of Religion in Australia.

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  • Catholicism

    Catholicism
    Catholic settlers arrived at Parramatta petition Phillip for a chaplain.

  • What about Dixon?

    What about Dixon?
    -Dixon presents the first public Mass.
    -He was also the first official priest in Australia.
    -Later on he and two others were arrested for being apart of the 1798 Irish rebellions who were then transported to Botany bay.
    -In total 2086 Irishmen/woman were transported to Botany bay but the majority of them were either criminals or rebels.

  • Parramatta-

    Parramatta-
    First Catholic school opened at Parramatta.

  • First Baptisum

    First Baptisum
    the first baptism was conducted by Minister John McKaeg, and a couple years after he went to debtor prison.

  • First Bishop.

    First Bishop.
    The first Australian Catcholic bishop was John Bedge Polding.

  • Archbishop Moran-

    Archbishop Moran-
    • Moran was appointed Archbishop of Sydney -He was created Cardinal-Priest. -In Rome Moran studied for the priesthood, first at the minor seminary and then at the major seminary.

  • St Mary Cathedral

    St Mary Cathedral
    Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Tenison Woods found the Sisters of St Joseph.

  • Govenoor Macquarire-

    Govenoor Macquarire-
    Governor Macquarie lays foundation stone for St Mary's Church, on site of later cathedral.

  • Thomas Joseph Carr is here...

    Thomas Joseph Carr is here...
    Thomas Carr was the 2nd Archbishop of Melbourne, but he was also a part of the Roman Catholic church.

  • St. Patricks-

    St. Patricks-
    -St. Patrick's Seminary opened.

  • Mannix became Archbishop-

    Mannix became Archbishop-
    When Thomas Carr died, Mannix became Archbishop of Melbourne.

  • First Catholic PM..

    First Catholic PM..
    James Scullin became Australia's first Catholic prime minister. He was born on the 18th of Sep 1876 and died on the 28th of Jan 1953.

  • Denis James Hart-

    Denis James Hart-
    He is a Roman Catholic bishop, since 2001 he has been the 8th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Hart was born in Melbourne Victoria, he is the eldest of the three children. He was educated at St John's Marist Brothers,and Xavier College in Kew.
    He commenced study for the priesthood.

  • James Knox-

    James Knox-
    Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

  • Denis Hart-

    Denis Hart-
    1967: Ordained at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne on 22 July 1967, Hart served as a hospital chaplain, an assistant parish priest and then master of ceremonies at St Patrick's Cathedral. 1997: In 1997, he was consecrated a bishop and made an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

  • What did Rome do?

    What did Rome do?
    Rome declared that Australia was no longer a Catholic mission country.