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Timeline of Australian Catholicism

By adrian del santos

  • 1606 Spanish naval captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros calls Vanuatu "La Australia del Spiritu Santo" - Southland of the Holy Spirit

    1606 Spanish naval captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros calls Vanuatu "La Australia del Spiritu Santo" - Southland of the Holy Spirit

  • 1642 Abel Tasman discovers what is now called Tasmania, but which he called Van Diemen's Land.

    1642 Abel Tasman discovers what is now called Tasmania, but which he called Van Diemen's Land.

  • 1778 Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove

    1778 Arrival of First Fleet at Sydney Cove

  • 1778 Possibly first Mass was said on Australian soil during this year by Fr. Receveur

    1778 Possibly first Mass was said on Australian soil during this year by Fr. Receveur

  • 1803 First public Mass said by Fr. Dixon

    1803 First public Mass said by Fr. Dixon

  • 1820 Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive

    1820 Frs. Therry and Conolly, the first official priests arrive

  • 1821 Construction of first Catholic church at Richmond, Tasmania

    1821 Construction of first Catholic church at Richmond, Tasmania

  • 1835 Bede Polding becomes Australia's first Catholic bishop

    1835 Bede Polding becomes Australia's first Catholic bishop

  • 1838 Arrival of Caroline Chisholm in Australia

    1838 Arrival of Caroline Chisholm in Australia

  • 1848 The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses

    1848 The Catholic Church in Australia is divided into provinces and dioceses

  • 1851 Beginning of the Gold Rush

    1851 Beginning of the Gold Rush

  • 1861 Mercy Sisters arrive in Queensland

    1861 Mercy Sisters arrive in Queensland

  • 1866 Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph

    1866 Mary McKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods found Sisters of St. Joseph

  • 1880 Death of Ned Kelly

    1880 Death of Ned Kelly

  • 1895 Banjo Paterson writes the words to "Waltzing Matilda"

    1895 Banjo Paterson writes the words to "Waltzing Matilda"

  • 1909 Death of Mary McKillop

    1909 Death of Mary McKillop

  • 1914 Beginning of First World War

    1914 Beginning of First World War

  • 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge completed

    1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge completed

  • 1939 Beginning of World War II

    1939 Beginning of World War II