The Catholic church in Australia - William M

By Clazlor

  • The first public mass in australia

    The first public mass in australia
    The first mass was performed in Sydney by Father Dixon who is also known as the "Founding father of Australian Catholicism".

  • First offical priests in Australia

    First offical priests in Australia
    The first offical priests, Father Conolly and Father Therry arrive in Sydney.

  • The beggining of St Mary's Chapel

    The beggining of St Mary's Chapel
    The foundation stone of St Mary's chapel are placed and blessed by Father Therry.

  • The First Australian Catholic Church

    Father Connolly builds the first Catholic Church in Tasmania.

  • The first Catholic school is founded.

    The first Catholic school is founded.
    Father Therry founds the first Catholic school in Australia

  • Father Power arrives in Australia

    Father Power arrives in Australia to replace Father Therry.

  • The First Australian census

    The first census reveals of the white population of 36,598, 11,236 are Catholics.

  • Father Power dies

    Father Power passes away.

  • The completion of the chapel

    The completion of the chapel
    Saint Mary's chapel is completed and Fr Therry celebrates the first Mass there.

  • Fr William Ullalthorne

    Fr William Ullalthorne
    Fr William Ullalthorne arrives in Sydney.

  • Australia's first bishop

    Australia's first bishop
    Bishop Polding arrives in Hobart.

  • St Mary's Cathedral

    St Mary's Chapel is consecrated as St Mary's Cathedral.

  • Bishop polding becomes an Archbishop

    Polding becomes Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and the Gambier Islands.

  • Bishop of Adelaide and the first episcopal conscration to take place in Australia.

    Bishop of Adelaide and the first episcopal conscration to take place in Australia.
    Archbishop Polding consecrates Fr Francis Murphy as Bishop of Adelaide in the first episcopal conscration to take place in Australia.

  • First Catholic missions to the natives

    Polding launches the first Catholic Mission to Aborigines on Stradbroke Island.

  • Bishop of Perth

    Bishop of Perth
    Fr John Brady consecrated as Bishop of Perth.

  • Bishop of Melbourne

    Bishop of Melbourne
    Archbishop Polding consecrates Fr James Goold as the first bishop of Melbourne.

  • St Benedicts Church

    St Benedict's Church on Broadway is consecrated.

  • The Cathedral burns!

    Fire destroys St Mary's Cathedral.

  • Death of the Archbishop

    Archbishop Polding dies in Sydney aged 85