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The First Fleet arrives in Australia.
La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first
Mass within Australian territory -
First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay
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Governor Phillip is petitioned by Catholic settlers in Parramatta for the appointment of a Chaplin.
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First official public mass - held under strict government supervision
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Australia's first official priests, Fr John Therry and Fr Philip Conolly, arrive in Sydney.
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In answer to Archbishop Polding's plea for a community of sisters in the colony, five Sisters of Charity come to Sydney with a mission to serve the impoverished and underprivileged.
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St Mary’s cathedral is renovated. The Archdiocese now comprises of 33 parishes, 30 churches, and 35 priests serving a population of 55,000 Catholics, the majority of whom are Irish or of Irish ancestry.
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Mary Mackillop and Fr Julian Tenison Woods establish the sisters of St Joseph.
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Mary Mackillop dies.
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WW1 declared. Catholics become influential in the labour party.
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With the increase in births following WWII, Catholic schools are under pressure and swamped by heavy demand.
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Mass changes from Latin to English.
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Rome declares that Australia is no longer a mission country.
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St Mary’s Cathedral is restored.
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Pope Francis is appointed head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State.