Catholic Church in Australia

By bradflorence
  • Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove

    Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove

    Possibly first Mass was said on Australian soil during this year by Fr. Receveur during this year.
  • First public Mass

    First public Mass

    First public Mass said by Fr. Dixon

  • First priests arrive

    Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive

  • First Catholic Church

    Construction of first Catholic church at Richmond, Tasmania
  • First Bishop

    First Bishop

    Bede Polding becomes Australia’s first Catholic bishop
  • First Archbishop

    First Archbishop

    Beginning of Representative Government in Australia Appointment of Robert Wilson as first Archbishop of Hobart
  • sisters of st joseph discovered and second archbishop appointed

    sisters of st joseph discovered and second archbishop appointed

    Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph, Daniel Murphy appointed second Archbishop of Hobart
  • Cardinal Moran

    Cardinal Moran

    Archbishop Moran made Cardinal
  • St. Patrick's

    St. Patrick's

    French Missionaries of the Sacred Heart arrive in Australia Consecration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne

  • Corpus Christi

    Archbishop Mannix founds Corpus Christi College

  • First Australian Cardinal

    Archbishop Gilroy becomes first Australian Cardinal

  • Archbishop Mannix

    Death of Archbishop Mannix

  • James Knox

    Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

  • Australian Catholic University

    Foundation of the Australian Catholic University

  • Thomas Carr College

    Thomas Carr College is Established in Melbourne's Western suburbs