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Fathers Harold, O’Neil, and Dixon, the first convict priests, arrive. The convicts include Italians, Portuguese, Austrians, Poles and Jews.
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The first public Mass is offered by Fr Dixon. The first European settlement in Tasmania.
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Fr Jeremiah O’Flynn arrives.
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Fathers Therry and Connolly, the first "official" priests, arrive. Fr Therry begins the first Catholic school at Parramatta.
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John Bede Polding becomes Australia’s first Catholic bishop.
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Mary MacKillop dies. There are already 1000 Sisters of St Joseph.
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Mannix becomes Archbishop of Melbourne.