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Fr James Dixon
*He was a Roman Catholic priest
*He was born at Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland
*his family were quite comfortable financially
*In 1798 he was arrested for suspicion he was part of the
Irish rebellion and commanding a company in Tubberneering. -
Fr Philip Connolly
*arrived in Hobart in 1821
*he prepared convicted felons for death on the gallows.
*pioneer Catholic priest in Van Diemen's Land
*The first permanently appointed chaplain -
Jeremiah O’Flynn
*he was a priest
*born in Kerry island, Ireland
*he was a preset who helped publicize the importance/needs of the Catholics in NSW
*he helped influence the British government in 1820 to allow the first official Roman Catholic missionaries in Australia. -
Fr John Therry
*he had significant involvement in the enrichment of Australian Catholicism
*he was responsible for building multiple churches around Australia
*died 1864 -
John Bede Polding
*born in Liverpool, England
*he was the first Roman bishop Catholic in Australia
*eight years later he became the first archbishop of Sydney
*Polding joined the Benedictine order in 1811 and was ordained priest in 1819. -
George Morley
- Australia’s first Catholic school was opened in October 1820 by George Morley
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George Morley
*Australia’s first Catholic school was opened in October 1820 by George Morley -
William Davis
*born in Tiverton, Devon, England
*William was wealthy and had lots of land, in 1834 he got ownership of land adjoining his house in Grosvenor Street which later on became the site of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
*and in 1838 he donated a house to the sisters of charity.
*died 1910