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First Mass in Australia
La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory -
The Irish Have Come
First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay -
The First Official Public Mass
Fr. Dixon lead the first official australian mass. -
Australia's First Priests.
Father john therry and father Phillip Connolly arrived in Sydney as first Australia's first-ever priests. -
St Mary's Cathedral started construction.
There first stone of St Mary’s Cathedral was laid. -
Father Therry is Gone
Father Therry was removed from his role as the colonies' official chapelin. -
In Comes Father Daniel
Father Daniel power comes to Sydney to replace Therry -
St Mary’s Cathedral completed.
The last brick of the Cathedral was laid -
The Church Grows
The archdiocese now has 33 parishes, 30 churches, and 35 priests. -
State Aid Religion Gone
The NSW abolished state aid to religion -
The Sister of St Joseph
Mary MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison woods founded the sisters of st joseph -
Mary MacKillop Ousted.
Mary MacKillop was excommunicated by the bishop of Adelaide because she was suspected to incite disobedience and defiance. -
Mary is Back
Mary Mackillop was recommunicated into the church and continued to work with the sisters -
The Archbishop Dies
Archbishop died at age 85 -
The Church Expands
Sydney archdiocese now has 189 churches, 170,000 Catholics and more than 25,00 kids are enrolled in religious schools. -
Influential Catholics!
World War 1! Catholics become influential in the Australia labor party. -
First Catholic Prime Minister
We had our first Australian catholic prime minister. -
More Catholic Schools!
There was a huge demand for catholic schools because there wasn’t enough. -
Mass Standard Language Changed.
Vatican 2. Mass used to be said in Latin, this was changed to the local language. -
The Pope Comes
Pope John Paul visited Australia for the first time in history.