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'The first Catholics to reside in Australia arrived with the First Fleet in 1788. They were mostly Irish convicts, together with a few Royal Marines. One-tenth of all convicts transported to Australia were Catholic, and half of these were born in Ireland, while a good proportion of the others were English-born but of Irish extraction...'

'A timeline of key events in the Church’s history in Australia..'

The Catholic Historical Review initially focused on 'Catholic Church history in the United States, but the purpose soon expanded to the "larger domain of church history, both national and universal." This examination of the journal since its first issue highlights the treatment of mission history and sketches the relationship between missions and world Christianity...'

The Catholic Church may be under siege but it has survived worse in its long history Have things ever seemed worse for the Catholic Church in Australia?

'Religious orders served huge social needs in Colonial Australia...'

'Australia's 40 bishops will gather tomorrow at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the nation's first Catholic Mass...'

'Major events of the Catholic Church in early Australian colonies..'

'Four broad stages to Australian Catholic Story...'