Noah's early catholic community 1788-1850

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  • First fleet arrives in New South Wales

    First fleet arrives in New South Wales
    30%of the 756 convicts to arrive on the first fleet in 1788 were baptised Catholics. In 1788, Governor Phillip ordered all convicts to attend Sunday Church services. Half of these Catholics were Irish.

  • Catholic settlers petition the Govenor.

    Catholic settlers petition the Govenor.
    Even though this petition was made early in the colony, it was many years before a priest arrived.

  • Catholics in Australia

    Catholics in Australia
    There accounts of Catholics using their prayer books in the colonies before the priests arrived.

  • The first two priests arrive in Australia

    The first two priests arrive in Australia
    The first priests were convicts caught up in the Irish rebellion of 1798 and were not allowed to celebrate mass.

  • First mass.

    First mass.
    A second mass was not allowed for a further 16 years.

  • First free piest arried.

    First free piest arried.
    While father O' Flynn was not a convict he was approved by England but had been sent by pope.

  • First offical Catholic Priests arrive.

    First offical Catholic Priests arrive.
    Fathers Connolly and Therry were the first official Catholic priests in Australia.

  • Catholics in New South Wales

    Catholics in New South Wales
    By the late 1820s most of the Catholics were still convicts or ex- convicts.

  • Emancipation Act in England

    Emancipation Act in England
    This Act meant that Catholics were no longer persecuted and could hold important jobs.

  • FIrst Important Officals in New South Wales who were Catholics arrived.

    FIrst Important Officals in New South Wales who were Catholics arrived.
    The emancipation Act meant that powerful people in Government in New South Wales could now be Catholics.

  • Bishope Polding appointed

    Bishope Polding appointed
    New South Wales now had 20,000 Catholics so a bishop was needed

  • Church Act

    Church Act
    Equality granted to all religions in New South Wales.

  • Caroline Chisolm championed the cause of woman and emigrents

    Caroline Chisolm championed the cause of woman and emigrents
    Caroline Chisolm was very important female and a Catholic in the new colony.

  • Myall Creek Massacares- white settelers killed a group fo aborigines at Myell Creek.

    Myall Creek Massacares- white settelers killed a group fo aborigines at Myell Creek.
    Bishop Polding spoke against the treatment of aborigines by the white settlers. He was especially concerned about the Myall Creek Massacres.

  • Polding appointed Archbishop

    Polding appointed Archbishop
    By 1839 there were 21,298 Catholics in the total population of 101,904 settlers. The Catholic Church was begging to be a significant group in New South Wales.

  • First Priest arrives in brisbane

    First Priest arrives in brisbane
    As the colony of Morten Bay (where Brisbane is now) was part of the colony of New South Wales at the this time, Polding was also the archbishop of Morten Bay