Timeline of the arrival and early development of denominations of christianity and two other religious traditions in Australia

By k4te

  • Australia "claimed for Great Britain" by Captain James Cook

  • First Fleet

    700 convicts
    200 marines
    6-13 Jewish people
    1 Church of England minister (Richard Johnson)
    Establishment of a penal colony in NSW

  • First Catholic Mass

    Carried out by Father John Dixon (a convict)

  • Judaism first present in Tasmania

  • 12 000 convicts sent to Australia

  • First Minyan

    (Quorum of 10 Jewish men)

  • Catholics able to attend Mass conducted by a priest

  • Father Joseph Therry removed

  • Catholicism made legal in Britain

  • Aaron Jevy became first Rabbi

  • Period: to

    Jewish services held regularly

    In homes such as that of Phillip Joseph Cohen (authorised to perform Jewish marriages). Generally regarded as the first Jewish synagogue

  • First official synagogue opened

    In Bridge St, Sydney. Capacity to seat 100 males and 30 females.

  • First Jewish congregation (Victoria)

  • Permanent synagoge was consecrated

    In York St, Sydney. Capacity of 500 people.

  • Sporadic Jewish worship began (South Australia)

  • First synagogue (Tasmania)

  • First synagogue (Victoria)

  • First synagogue (South Australia)

  • Great Synagogue build

    In Elizabeth St with Alexander Davis as the Chief Rabbi