Post Vatican II Church (1960’s - 2000)

  • Death of Archbishop Mannix

  • Archbishop James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne

  • Paul VI visits Australia, consecrates first Papuan-born Bishop

  • Appointment of Dr Thomas Francis Little Archbishop of Melbourne

  • John Paul II visits Australia

  • John Paul II visits Australia for Beatification of Mary McKillop

  • Appointment of Dr. George Pell as Archbishop of Melbourne

  • St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney completed