CHAPTER 4 – GOULBURN HAS A BISHOP – COROWA A CHURCH Archbishop Polding had wanted Dean Hanley to be appointed Bishop of Goulburn, the Bishops of Brisbane, Bathurst and Maitland recommended Fr McAlroy. Had it been left to the priests of the district, Father McAlroy, who had played such an important part in the development […]
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CHAPTER 3 – SETTLEMENT ALONG THE MURRAY RIVER Regular visits to the settlers north of the Murray River by Father Charles Lovat SJ, following his initial return journey from Wangaratta, became a feature of his pastoral work. He learned at first hand the influence exerted by explorers on the early settlement of inland Australia. […]
Illustration: Copper etching of St Augustine’s Yass, NSW CHAPTER 2 – YASS IS MADE A PARISH Fr Charles Lovat – Indomitable Missionary to the South Bishop Polding must have been inspired when he decided in 1839 to appoint Fr Lovat to Yass. FR CHARLES LOVAT SJ TO AUSTRALIA Fr Lovat had been brought to Australia […]
CATHOLICISM COMES TO AUSTRALIA When the first fleet set out for Botany Bay there was no Catholic priest on board. An offer had been made by two priests to act as chaplains without charge, but apparently there was no response. A commission was given to the Rev. Richard Johnson by royal warrant and dated October […]
COREEN GOLDEN JUBILEE ST PIUS X CHURCH CELEBRATES 50 YEARS 1963 – 2013 On Sunday 6th October 2013, Coreen village was flooded – not with the Murray River or the nearby Coreen Creek, but with local residents, past residents, and visitors from near and far who gathered amid great excitement to celebrate the 50th anniversary […]
St. Mary's Catholic Parish Corowa 