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La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first
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The First Irish convicts were transported to Botany Bay.
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First public mass
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Father John Terry and Father Phillip Connely arrive in Sydney as Australia’s first ever priest.
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Father Therry was removed from his role as colony’s official chaplin.
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Father Daniel Power lands in Sydney to replace Father Therry.
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Fr Power dies
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Fr John Mcecroe was appointed the official chaplin of Australia.
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St Mary's chapel was completed
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Benedictine priest, John Bede Polding is consecrated (ordained as Bishop) in London and appointed Vicar Apostolic with jurisdiction over what is now the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Five Sisters of Charity arrive in Sydney with a mission to help the poor and disadvantaged in response to a request from Archbishop Polding for a community of sisters in the colony. English-born philanthropist Caroline Chisholm also arrives in Sydney as does a large contingent of secular Irish clergy including Fr John Brady who is appointed to Windsor with a parish that extends from Penrith to the Hawkesbury and Broken Bay.
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St Mary’s cathedral renovated. Archdiocese now has 33 parishes, 30 churches and 35 priests.
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Fr John Quinn becomes the first bishop of Brisbane.
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The NSW government passes Bill to abolish state aid
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Fire destroys St Mary's cathedral
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Mary Mackillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods found the Sisters of St Joseph.
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Mary Mackillop was excommunicated by the bishop of Adelaide because she was thought to incite her sisters to disobedience and defiance.
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Mary Mackillop is recommunicated into the church and the sisters permitted to continue the work.
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Archbishop Polding dies at age 85.
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Mary Mackillop dies.
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Archdiocese now has 189 churches. Of Sydney’s 170,000 Catholics more than 25,000 kids are enrolled at archdiocese schools
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World War one declared. Catholics become influential in Australia's labour party.
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James Scullin becomes Australia’s first prime minister.
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Archbishop Michael Kelly dies.
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Catholic schools are overwhelmed by demand of attendance and children.
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Death of Pope John XXIII
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Archdiocese of Sydney now has 366 catholic schools with over 115,704 children attending and Cardinal Gilroy dies.
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Rome declares that Australia is no longer a mission country.
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Thousands mourn the death of Cardinal Freeman.
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Pope John Paul visits Australia for the first time.
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Archbishop Clancy is created as a cardinal.
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Pope John Paul makes his second visit to Australia.
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St Mary’s Cathedral is renovated.
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The beloved Pope John Paul II died.
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Pope Benedict XVI makes his first visit to Australia when archdiocese of Sydney hosts world Youth Day