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Arrival of First Fleet
Arrival of the first fleet at Sydney Cove, British settlement. It became possible first mass celebrated on Australian soil by Fr Receveur. -
First Public Mass
First public mass celebrated by Fr Dixon in Sydney -
First Official Priests Arrive
The first offical priests, Frs Therry and Conolly, arrive -
Contruction of the first catholic church
Construction of the first Catholic Church as a permenant building at Richmond, Tasmania -
Australia's First Bishop
Pope Gregory XVI appoints Fr Brfr Polding OSB as Australia's first Catholic bishop -
Beginning of Representative Government
Beginning of Representative Government in Australia Robert Wilson appointed first Bishop of Hobart -
BIshop of Perth
John Brady was appointed the first Bishop of Perth -
Bishop of Melbourne
James Alipius Goold appointed first Bishop of Melbourne -
Catholic Church in Australia is divided
The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses -
St Vincent de Paul
First permanent St Vincent de Paul society established in Australia -
First Bishop of Brisbane
James Quinn appointed first Bishop of Brisbane -
Rebuilding of St Mary's Cathederal
Rebuilding of St Mary's Cathederal, begins in Sydney -
St Mary's Cathederal Church Destroyed
St Mary's Cathederal Church was destroyed by fire -
Founding of Sisters of St Joesph
Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Tension Woods founded the Sisters of St Joesph -
Archbishop Moran
Archbishop Moran created Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII -
St Patrick's Cathedral
Consecration of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne -
Catholic Women's League
Establishment of the Catholic Women's League -
International Eucharistic Congress
The international eucharistic congress in Sydney.
In the Roman Catholic church, a Eucharistic Congress is a gathering of clergy, religious, and laity to bear witness to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, which is an important Roman Catholic doctrine. Congresses bring together people from a wide area, and typically involve large open-air Masses, adoration of the Eucharist (Blessed Sacrament), and other devotional ceremonies held over several days. -
National Eucharistic Congress
The national eucharistic congress is held in Melbourne -
Archbishop of Sydney
Norman Thomas Gilroy appointed Archbishop of Sydney -
Archbishop Gilroy
Archbishop Gilroy created first Australian-born Cardinal by Pope Pixus XII -
Arrival of Ivan Prasko
Arrival of Ivan Prasko, the first Bishop of for Ukrainian Catholics -
Archbishop Mannix
Archbishop Mannix dies in australia -
Archbishop of Melbourne
James Robert Knox appointed Archbishop of Melbourne -
Pope VI visits Australia
Paul VI visits Australia, ordains first Papuan-born Bishop -
Archbishop of Sydney
James Darcy Freeman appointed Archbishop of Sydney -
Eucharistic Congress
The International Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne -
Archbishop Freeman and Knox
Archbishops Freeman and Knox created cardinals by Pope Paul VI -
Maronite Diocese
Paul VI establishes Maronite diocese in Australia -
Archbishop of Melbourne
Thomas Francis Little appointed Archbishop of Melbourne -
Archbishop of sydney
Edward Bede Clancy appointed Archbishop of Sydney -
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II visits Australia -
Melkite Diocese
Paul VI establishes Maronite diocese in Australia -
Archbishop Clancy
Archbishop Clancy created Cardinal by Pope John Paul II -
Australian Catholic University
Australian Catholic University was founded in 1991 in new south wales -
Pope John Paul II
John Paul II visits Australia for Beatification of Mary MacKillop -
Adelaide Cathedral
St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide Completed -
Archbishop of Melbourne
George Pell appointed Archbishop of Melbourne -
St Mary's Cathedral
Completion of St Mary's Catherdral, Sydney
