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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 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
Bede Polding becomes Australia’s first Catholic bishop -
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
Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph, Daniel Murphy appointed second Archbishop of Hobart -
Cardinal Moran
Archbishop Moran made Cardinal -
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