Religion 1788 - 1850

  • First Catholics in Sydney

    First Catholics in Sydney
    In the first fleet 30 % of the 756 convicts were Catholic manly people who were Irish but the rest were anglian
  • The `first Anglican Church

    The `first Anglican Church
    In 1788 March covernor Phillip who was also Anglican ordered the convicts to attend Sunday church
  • asking for a catholic priest

    asking for a catholic priest
    In 1792 5 catholic convict ask covernor Phillip for a catholic priest he Said no
  • Catholics getting baptised

    Catholics getting baptised
    Catholic convicts would baptise their children themselves because there was no catholic priest
  • Father James Dixon crime

     Father James Dixon crime
    Father Dixon was transported from Ireland because he did something in the Irish rebellion
  • One of the first Priests to arrive

    One of the first   Priests  to arrive
    In October 1800 The first priest to arrive in Sydney was father James Dixon Farther James Dixon was given Pission to Be a Catholic prisrt
  • First catholic mass

    First catholic mass
    First official public mass is strictly under government Supervision celebrated by the prisoner priest Father Dixon
  • Fake priest

    Fake priest
    Fr jeremiah Flynn arrives to minister to convict catholic but he dose not have The official sanction he was arrested
  • Father Connolly leaves

    Father Connolly leaves
    Father Connolly leaves for Hobart leavening Friday John Therry the only priest on mainland Australia
  • Fr therry goes to Sydney

    Fr therry goes to Sydney
    Fr therry is going to Sydney for gazzling triggering
  • Dead

    Dead
    Fr power dies
  • St Mary’s chapel is f insh

    Finally done
  • The first informational catholic newspaper

    Fr john mcencnroe starts the first informative catholic newspaper in Sydney