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La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory -
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First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay -
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The first priest arrived in a colony (as convicts) -
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The first official public mass held under government supervision was celebrated by a prisoner priest. -
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Castle Hill rebellion alarmed Govoner King and Mass was not legally celebrated till 1820 -
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Father John Joseph Therry and Philip Connolly arrived and can be regarded as the formal establishment of the catholic church. -
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10 catholic schools developed in the country -
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The good samaritan sisters were founded by Polding -
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Sisters of St Joseph were founded by Fr Julian Tenison Woods and Mary MacKillop -
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‘Josephites’ were running 35 schools in the Adelaide Diocese -
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‘Josephites’ were running 35 schools in the Adelaide Diocese -
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Every state passed an Education Act removing state aid to church schools. Catholic communities (including the Bishop and people) decided to persevere with the catholic system. -
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A total of 815 sisters from all orders teach in schools -
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Had the largest number of male teaching orders, with 115 brothers teaching in 30 schools -
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The number of people in the catholic church and the number of priests, sisters and brothers increased majorly. -
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The second Vatican Council/Vatican II council was made up of the pope and all of the bishops of the world, who presented teachings in the form of documents that brought major changes in the practices of the church. -
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Non-speaking immigrants in the catholic church wanted masses held in their own languages so the church responded by obtaining priests from the main countries of origin of the immigrants, buildings and schools and churches