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jan 1, 1788 - Christianity in colonial Australia

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Christianity came to Australia with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788
There were three main Christian traditions:
Established Churches (Anglican/ Presbyterian)
Evangelical Protestantism (clergy and missionaries)
Catholicism (a quarter to a third of the convicts and free settlers)

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jan 1, 1788
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~ 237 years ago