1800s-1900
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February 18, 1893
93
Bishop Gibney laid foundation stone of the new church in Katanning
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1890
90
Parish Established
Katanning made a parish and Fr James Duff PP
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1889
89
Parish Established
St Brigid’s Church, Collie is established as a parish
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1887
87
Convent Opens
Bunbury Congregation of Sisters of Mercy established as separate from Victoria Square. Double story brick Convict erected in Wittenoom Street and dedicated to St Patrick, Apostle of Ireland.
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August 1883
83
Church Dedicated
Bishop Gibney dedicates Katanning Church
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1888
88
Parish Established
St Joseph’s Church, Busselton, constituted as a parish, Fr Adolphus Lecaille first PP
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1884
84
Parish Established
Kojonup established as a parish, reverted to Katanning from 1894
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1883
83
Sisters of Mercy from Victoria Square, Perth, establish themselves in Bunbury
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June 27, 1881
81
Convent and Boarding House for students opens in Albany
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1880
80
Parish Established
St Patrick’s Church, Katanning constituted a parish
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1878
78
School Opens
First School opened in Albany by Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition.
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January 16, 1878
Church Consecrated
St Joseph’s Church, Albany is consecrated by Bishop Griver
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1866
66
Work began on a church in Busselton under Fr Patrick McCabe
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1862
62
St Patrick’s Church Bunbury declared as a parish, centred on Church in Wittenoom Street
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1861
61
albany Parish Established
Stella Maris Church Albany, opened and Albany made a parish
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September 1859
59
Busselton town lots 155, 156 set aside for the Roman Catholic Church
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May 1857
57
Fr Venancio Garrido OSB appointed resident priest in Bunbury
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September 15, 1857
57
First school at Dardanup staffed by a schoolmaster
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December 1855
55
Father Peter Aragon OSB arrived in Dardanup as resident Priest for South West and Vasse Districts
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March 1854
54
Laying of foundation stone by Bishop Salvado for the first WA church completed outside Perth
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April 1852
52
Thomas Little gave Bishop Serra OSB 50 acres to build a church and monastery
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1850-1868
50
Convict era in WA contributed to the growth of the south west of WA as public building and roads were constructed by convict labour based at camps at Bunbury, Kojonup, Albany
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1848
48
Visits by Bishop Brady and Benedictines to the Vasse district [Busselton]
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1846
46
Arrival of French missionaries of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Santa Maria Mission at Lake Mullalyup near Kendenup
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1841-1843
41
Beginning but early collapse of the WA Land Settlement scheme centred on Australind intended to breed horses for the British army in India, first migrants arrived on the ship Parkfield where the Cathedral now stands is named after this ship
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1841
Survey of the town-site for Port Leschenault, named after Lt Henry William Bunbury, an officer of the 21st Regiment of Fusiliers and an early explorer of the south west of WA
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March 6, 1830
30
Port Leschenault Established
A military station set up at Port Leschenault in 1803 named after the botanist on French ship Geographe
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June 2, 1829
29
Swan River Colony Established
Foundation of Swan River colony establishment of Perth
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December 26, 1826
26
The Amity arrives in Albany
Landing of Captain James Lockyer from Amity with contingent of troops and convicts at Albany