Events
1824 First
cathoilcs
arrive in
Queensland1843 Sydney
Archbishop arrives
in Queensland1843 the First priest
is permanently
stationed in Brisbane1845 the First
Catholic school
openend1859 The first
Catholic Church in
Queensland is officially
established1861 First bishop is
appointed to
Brisbane1843 the first
Catholilc chapel is built1861 Sisters of
Mercy nuns arrive
to establish schools1850 Fist Mass
at St Stephen’s
Cathedral is
celebrated1859 Brisbane
becomes a
diocese1869 Mary
MacKillop
appoints Sisters
ofSt Joseph to
establish schools
in Queensland
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