First colony
Catholic Education
Religious diversity
Other stuff
100

He is the first priest to say mass in Australia.

Fr James Dixon

100

This 1872 act or law in Victoria led to the withdrawal of state funding for Catholic schools.

The Education Act

100

This term describes the increasing religious diversity in Australia due to post-World War II immigration.

Multiculturalism

100

Which Pope visited Australia in 1986?

Pope John Paul II

200

She is Australia’s first saint and the founder of the Sisters of St Joseph in 1866.

Mary MacKillop

200

This 1962 event marked the beginning of federal funding for non-government and religious schools in Australia.

Goulburn School Strike

200

This ongoing national survey highlighted the growing secularism in Australia, with a significant rise in people identifying as non-religious.

The Australian Census

200

This 2008 event saw the largest gathering of Catholics in Australia, with a visit from Pope Benedict XVI.

World Youth Day

300

This cathedral, whose construction began in 1821, is the mother church of Australian Catholicism.

St Mary's Cathedral Sydney

300

This priest and his efforts in 1835 marked the beginning of official Catholic education in Australia.

Fr John Therry

300

This term refers to the phenomena of Australia becoming less and less religious.

Secularism

400

This 1804 event was the first uprising in the early colony highlighted sectarian tensions between Irish Catholic and British Anglicans.

Castle Hill Rebellion

400

This religious order, established in 1838 by Mary Aikenhead, is known for its educational and charitable work in Australia.

Sisters of Charity

400

This ongoing event had led to the Catholic population becoming much more diverse.

Immigration or multiculturalism

500

The Melkite and Maronite Churches are examples of what type of Christianity?

Orthodox Christianity

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