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First Catholics
In 1788 The first fleet of catholics Arrive to Australia -
Irish convicts
a total of 2086 Irish convicts, nearly all of whom were Catholic, had been transported to Botany Bay -
Good Samaritans sisters
as well as the Sisters of Charity, there were also, among others, the Good Samaritan Sisters, founded by Polding in 1857 -
Sisters of St Joseph
Sisters of St Joseph, founded in 1866 by Fr Julian Tenison Woods and Mary MacKillop, now recognised as Australia's first saint -
Catholic schools
By 1833, there were about ten Catholic schools in the country. -
aussie Catholic Domination
Irish clergy dominated Australian Catholic life until fairly recently, and it was not until the 1930s that Australian-born priests outnumbered them. -
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Vatican II
The Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, was the most significant twentieth century event in the Catholic Church. Held in Rome from 1962 to 1965