History of Australian Church

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    John Brady

    Australian metropolitan bishop, was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth, serving from 1845 until his death in 1871.
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    Mary Gonzaga Barry

    Loreto Sister, Mother Superior, educationist. Irish Catholic religious sister whose life work led to the establishment of Loreto Sister schools across Australia.
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    St Mary of the Cross MacKillop

    Australia’s first canonised saint, founder of the Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart
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    Anne Green aka Mother of Gertrude

    Sister of Sr John of God, nurse and missionary.
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    Mary Glowrey

    Servant of God, sister of Sacred Heart and doctor. Australian born and educated doctor who spent 37 years in India, where she set up healthcare facilities, services and systems. She is believed to be the first Catholic religious sister-in-vows to practise as a doctor.