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In the first fleet 30 % of the 756 convicts were Catholic manly people who were Irish but the rest were anglian -
In 1788 March covernor Phillip who was also Anglican ordered the convicts to attend Sunday church -
In 1792 5 catholic convict ask covernor Phillip for a catholic priest he Said no -
Catholic convicts would baptise their children themselves because there was no catholic priest -
Father Dixon was transported from Ireland because he did something in the Irish rebellion -
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 official public mass is strictly under government Supervision celebrated by the prisoner priest Father Dixon -
Fr jeremiah Flynn arrives to minister to convict catholic but he dose not have The official sanction he was arrested -
Father Connolly leaves for Hobart leavening Friday John Therry the only priest on mainland Australia -
Fr therry is going to Sydney for gazzling triggering -
Fr power dies -
Finally done
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Fr john mcencnroe starts the first informative catholic newspaper in Sydney