1843 - 1848 (jan 1, 1843 – jan 1, 1848)
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Against all the sectarianism, Bishop Polding stood above it all and continued to support the Catholics in Australia by writing a petition to Rome, which resulted in diocese being established in Hobart (1842), Adelaide (1843), Perth (1845) and Melbourne, Maitland and Port Victoria, South Australia (1848).
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