Catholic Church in Australia
The Australian Catholic Church or Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Holy See. From origins as a suppressed, mainly Irish minority in early colonial times, the church has grown to be the largest Christian denomination in Australia, with a culturally diverse membership of around 5,075,907 people, representing about 20% of the overall population of Australia according to the 2021 ABS Census data.
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
Mary MacKillop, co-founder of the Josephite Sisters became Australia's first canonised saint in October 2010.
Catholic humanitarian Caroline Chisholm.
St Aloysius Church, Sevenhill, South Australia. The Jesuits were the first order of priests to enter and establish houses in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory – Austrian Jesuits established themselves in the south and north and Irish in the east.
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
The Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney is a Maronite Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia. In 2010 there were 160,000 members. It is currently ruled by Eparch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM.
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
