1. People who contributed to
the catholic church in
Australia
By Daniel Lee
Religion assessment
2. Mary Mackillop 1852 - 1909
Mary was born January 15,
1852 in Melbourne Australia
with Irish parents and 3
brother and 3 sisters. Mary
had many achievements in
life but her main one was
when Mary along with
father Woods and some of
her brothers and sisters
built one of the first
catholic schools in a penal
colonies throughout
Australia
3. Caroline Chisholm 1808 - 1877
Caroline Chisholm was born
may 30, 1808 in the United
Kingdom, Wootton with no
brothers or sisters. Caroline's
parents wanted her to go to
Australia and there it was
were she found that the NSW
government left the people
who immigrated to Australia
unemployed and convinced
the government to employ
immigrants to the field they
felt most suitable for them
4. Bishop John Polding 1794 - 1877
John Polding was born
in the United
Kingdom, Liverpool
October 18, 1794 with
no brothers or sisters.
John along with other
priests lifted the
sprites of other
people in NSW and
helped out schools
5. Father James Dixon 1814 - 1873
James Dixon was born
in United states,
Enfield August 5, 1814
with no siblings
James was assigned
to the job of priest by
the former and
current governor of
NSW at the time, he
also spread the name
of the lord to many in
Australia
6. Edmund Rice 1762 - 1844
Edmund Rice was born
in Callan, Ireland June
1, 1762 and marred a
young woman 20 years
after. Edmund and the
Cristian brothers came
to Australia and
foundered over 50
Cristian schools in the
country
