Significant periods in the Church’s history in Australia

By Chelseaaaaaaaaaa

  • 1

    La Perouse enters Botany Bay and his chaplain, Abbe Mones, celebrates the first Mass within Australian territory

  • 2

    First Irish convicts transported to Botany Bay

  • 3

    The first catholic priests arrives in Sydney as convicts.

  • 4

    There were 2086 Irish convicts in Australia, with the majority of them being catholic. Priests, such as James Dixon were granted permission to run masses in Sydney, Liverpool and Parramatta.

  • 5

    The Castle Rebellion sparked so the Governor withdrew these privileges. Fr James Dixon was sent back to England.

  • 6

    Father John Therry and Father Phillip Collony arrive in Australia and the Catholic Church is formally established in Australia.

  • 7

    The first catholic school was established in Australia.

  • 8

    There were 10 established catholic schools in Australia.

  • 9

    The Good Samaritan Sisters, founded by Polding started.

  • 10

    The Sisters of St Joseph’s was founded by Mary Mackillop and Fr Julian Tenison Woods.

  • 11

    The ‘Josephites were running 35 schools in Adelaide.

  • 12

    There were 815 sisters teaching in Catholic schools across Australia

  • 13

    The Christian brothers had 115 brothers teaching in 30 schools.

  • 14

    There were over 5000 sisters teaching in Australian Catholic schools.

  • 15

    Catholicism had a very heavy increase in Australia with a larger population percentage being catholic as well as many new religious social and charitable groups.

  • 16

    A high influx of people from different countries created a problem for the Catholic church, meaning they had to teach mass in different languages as well as help them through school.