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La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory -
La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory -
First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay -
The first official public mass -
Father John Therry and Father Philip Conolly arrive in Sydney as Australia's first ever priests -
The foundation stone of St Mary’s Chapel is Laid by governor Macquarie. -
Father Therry removed from his role of the colony’s official chaplain. -
Father Daniel Power lands in Sydney to replace Father Therry. -
St. Mary's Chapel Completed. -
Archdiocese now has 33 parishes, 30 churches and 35 priests. -
The NSW government passes a bill to abolish state aid to religion. -
Mary Mackillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods founded the sisters of St. Joseph -
Mary Mackillop was excommunicated by the bishop of Adelaide because she was thought to incite her sisters to disobedience and defiance. -
Mary Mackillop is recommunicated into the church and the sisters permitted to continue their work. -
Archbishop polding dies age 85 -
Archdiocese now has 189 churches, of sydney's 170,000 catholics more than 25,000 kids are enrolled at archdiocese schools. -
World war 1 declared, Catholics become influential in Australia's labor party. -
James Scullin becomes Australia’s first catholic Prime Minister -
Catholic Schools are overwhelmed by the demand
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Death of Pope John xxiii. Mass changes from latin to English -
Pope John Paul visits Australia for the first time
