Catholic Australian HIstory in the 1800's By NOONENEEDSTOKNOW 1802 1802 - A Foundation began called The Foundation of Christian Brothers made and Established by Edmund Ignatius Rice 1803 1803 - The First public Mass Happened in Australia hosted by Fr. Dixon 1817 1817 - Fr. Jeremiah O’Flynn “Prefect-Apostolic of New Holland” Arrived in Australia At Syndey 1820 1820 - Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive 1821 1821 - A Construction of first Catholic church at Richmond, Tasmania 1835 1835 - Bede Polding becomes Australia’s first Catholic bishop 1845 1845-70 - Archbishop Polding complains of injustice to Aborigines at NSW Parliamentary Committee Meeting 1847 1847 - James Alepius Goold becomes first Catholic bishop of Melbourne 1848 1848 - The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses 1851 1851 - Fr. Patrick Dunne celebrates Mass on the goldfields of Ballarat 1854 1854 - Establishment of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Australia 1866 1866 - Daniel Murphy appointed second Archbishop of Hobart 1871 1871 - St. Patrick’s Cathedral is built in Ballarat completed 1874 1874 - Diocese of Ballarat established and Rev. Michael O’Connor appointed as Bishop 1877 1877 - Roger Vaughan becomes another Archbishop of Sydney 1881 1881 - First permanent St. Vincent de Paul Society established in Australia 1889 1889 - Opening of St. Patrick’s Seminary, Manly 1893 1893 - St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne opened, run by Sisters of Charity 1897 1897 - French Missionaries of the Sacred Heart arrive in Australia 1897 1897 - St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne is Planning to be Opened