Catholicism in Australia

By s0phle3

  • First Fleet

    the first fleet was a major role in bringing Catholicism to Australia

  • First irish transported to botany bay

    this is where the development came about

  • Catholic settlers in Parramatta petition Governor Phillip for a chaplin

    this was the first time they spoke up about something to do with the catholic church

  • Fr James Dixon and two other priests arrested as part of the 1798 Irish Rebellion are transported to New South Wales as convicts

    Fr James Dixon and the two other priests involved were big influences in the catholic church

  • First official public Mass is held under strict Government supervision and is celebrated by prisoner priest, Fr Dixon

    this was a big milestone in the Catholic church.

  • Fr Phillip Conolly and Fr John Therry arrive in Sydney and open the first Catholic school.

    this measnt tha Catholic children could get an education

  • Penal laws preventing Catholics holding Government positions ends

    the Catholics could finally pray in freedom

  • Benedictine priest, John Bede Polding is consecrated (ordained as Bishop) in London

    Bishop John Polding was a major influence in Catholicism

  • The newly-completed St Mary's Chapel is consecrated as St Mary's Cathedral.

    this meant that it was a holy place of worship

  • Transportation of convicts to New South Wales is suspended

    this meant that there would be no more convicts landing in australia

  • Australian Catechism initiated

    this meant there was an actual system in place

  • Catholics become influential in the Australian Labor Party

    this meant that Catholics had a say and could be heard

  • Catholic Overseas Relief Committee, now known as Caritas, is established

    this plays an important role these days

  • The Archdiocese of Sydney now has 366 Catholic schools with 115,704 pupils.

    this would have been a big milestone in the Catholic church as they had overcome all obstacles on th way

  • Rome declares that Australia is no longer a mission country