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Spanish Arrival at Australia
Spanish naval captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros calls Vanuatu “La Australia del Spiritu Santo” – Southland of the Holy Spirit -
First Mass
Possibly first Mass was said on Australian soil during this year by Fr. Receveur -
First public Mass
First public Mass said by Fr. Dixon -
Arrival of Fr. Jeremiah O’Flynn
“Prefect-Apostolic of New Holland” -
First official priests arrive
Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive -
Construction of first Catholic church
Richmond, Tasmania -
Fr. Ullathorne arrives
Fr. Ullathorne arrives in Sydney as Vicar-General -
Bede Polding becomes Australia’s first Catholic bishop
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St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney destroyed by fire
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Re-building of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney begins
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Complaint of injustice to Aborigines
Bishops’ Pastoral Statement complains of injustice to Aborigines -
Completion of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Ballarat
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Opening of St. Patrick’s Seminary
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Consecration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne
Consecration meaning to having been made or declared sacred. -
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Beginning of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart missions in the Northern Territory -
Archbishop Daniel arrives
Arrival of Archbishop Daniel Mannix in Melbourne -
Central Catholic Library
Establishment of the Central Catholic Library in Melbourne -
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne completed
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First Australian Cardinal
Archbishop Gilroy becomes first Australian Cardinal -
St Francis Cathedral Adelaide completed
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Death of Bob Santamaria
He was an Australian Roman Catholic anti-communist political activist and journalist. -
St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney completed
