1788-1835 in the early Australian Catholic Church

By B.B. Gunn

  • First Fleet

    First Fleet
    First fleet arrives in Sydney cove

  • Fr James Dixon

    Fr James Dixon
    Father James Dixon Arrives in Australia

  • Public Catholic Mass

    Public Catholic Mass
    First public catholic mass

  • Castle hill rebellion

    Castle hill rebellion
    Castle hill rebellion occurs

  • Rum Rebellion

    Rum Rebellion
    Rum rebellion occurs

  • Fr Jeremiah O’Flynn

    Fr Jeremiah O’Flynn
    Father Jeremiah O’Flynn arrives in Australia

  • William Davis

    William Davis
    Father O’Flynn is deported back to Ireland and William Davis stores the consecrated host in his home

  • Fr Therry and Connolly

    Fr Therry and Connolly
    Father John Therry and Fr Phillip Connolly, Australia’s first official priests, arrive in Australia

  • First catholic school

    First catholic school
    Governor Macquarie allows the first catholic school in Australia to open, with George Morley as its head teacher

  • Tasmanian Catholic Church

    Tasmanian Catholic Church
    Fr Phillip Connolly travels to Tasmania to begin the Tasmanian Catholic Church

  • First Church

    First Church
    Australia’s first church, St Mary’s cathedral, is given government acceptance to be built

  • 1825

    1825
    Fr Therry is removed from his role after being misquoted in the paper in a way that angered the Anglican establishment

  • 1826

    1826
    Fr Daniel Power lands in Australia to replace John Therry

  • 1830-1831

    1830-1831
    Fr Power dies and Fr McEnroe is appointed as the new chaplain

  • 1835

    1835
    John Bede Polding is appointed the first bishop of Australia and arrives in 1835