Mary MacKillop Timeline By Massimino29 Jan 15, 1842 Mary Is Born Period: Jan 15, 1842 to Aug 8, 1909 Mary's Life 1860 Mary Goes To Penola 1861 Mary Meets Father Woods 1866 Mary Starts Teaching In A Stable School 1867 Mary Begins The Sisters of St Joseph 1867 Mary Travels From Penola To Adelaide Under The Offer 1870 Opposition Of The Sisters Grows Feb 23, 1872 Mary's Excommunication Is Lifted Sep 22, 1872 Mary Is Excommunicated From The Church 1873 Mary Visits Rome And Speaks To The Pope 1881 Mary Is Re-Elected As Mother General 1884 Mother Bernard Becomes Mother General And Mary Is Demoted 1889 Father Woods Dies 1889 Mary Is Elected Assistant Mother General 1891 Mary Suffers The First Of Her Many Illnesses 1899 Mary Is Re-Elected As Mother General 1904 Mary Travels From Adelaide to Sydney Aug 8, 1909 Mary Dies 1961 A Woman Who Prayed To MacKillop Is Cured Of Leukemia 1989 Mary Is Declared Venerable 1995 Mary's Intercession Cures A Person Of Cancer Oct 17, 2010 Mary Is Canonized As A Saint