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AUSTRALIAN CHURCH FIGURES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Christian Chaplain in the colony?

a)

Arthur Phillip

b)

Richard Johnson

c)

Samuel Marsden

d)

Bede Polding

2.

Who was the first Catholic Bishop in Australia?

a)

Richard Johnson

b)

John Joseph Therry

c)

Bede Polding

d)

James Dixon

3.

Who was the first Australian-born Cardinal?

a)

Bede Polding

b)

Cardinal Moran

c)

George Pell

d)

Norman Thomas Gilroy

4.

Who Founded the Josephite Sisters in Australia?

a)

Bede Polding

b)

Carolyn Chisholm

c)

Mary MacKillop

d)

Eileen O'Connor.

5.

Who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service?

a)

Rev Richard Johnson

b)

Rev. John Flynn

c)

Rev William Broughton

d)

Rev Samuel Marsden

6.

Which clergyman, also a magistrate at Parramatta was known as 'The Flogging Parson'?

a)

Richard Johnson

b)

Samuel Marsden

c)

Bill Crewes

d)

Tim Costello

7.

Who founded The EXODUS Foundation in Ashfield NSW?

a)

Samuel Marsden

b)

Bill Crewes

c)

Tim Costello

d)

Mary MacKillop

8.

Who was the cardinal who completed and opened St Mary's Cathedral in 1900?

a)

Norman Gilroy

b)

Patrick Moran

c)

Edward Clancy

d)

James Freeman

9.

Who helped and worked with female immigrants in the early days of the colony?

a)

Mum Shirl Smith

b)

Caroline Chisholm

c)

Irene McCormick

d)

Eileen O'Connor

10.

Which congregation of sisters did Bishop Polding establish in Australia?

a)

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

b)

Sisters of St Joseph

c)

Sisters of Mercy

d)

Benedictine Sisters

11.

What work was Mum Shirl Smith most known for?

a)

Aboriginal Reconciliation

b)

Cared for unmarried mothers

c)

Visited Aboriginal Prisoners

d)

Aboriginal health and welfare

12.

What movement was Melbourne Archbishop Daniel Mannix heavily involved in?

a)

Federation of Australia

b)

The Australian Republic Movement

c)

Anti-Conscription Campaign in W.W.1

d)

Anti-Vietnam War Campaign

13.

Which Irish priest was involved in the founding of St Mary's Cathedral?

a)

Bede Polding

b)

James Dixon

c)

Norman Gilroy

d)

John Joseph Therry

14.

Who was the layman who safeguarded the Eucharist during the absence of any Catholic priest in the colony?

a)

William Davis

b)

William Davies

c)

James Dixon

d)

John Joseph Therry

15.

Which congregation of sisters did Mary MacKillop establish

a)

Sisters of the Good Samaritan

b)

Sisters of Charity

c)

Sisters of Mercy

d)

Sisters of St Joseph

16.

Who is said possibly to become Australia's second saint

a)

Mary MacKillop

b)

Caroline Chisholm

c)

Eileen O'Connor

d)

Mum Shirl Smith

17.

Who founded the "Youth Off the Streets" Movement?

a)

Mum Shirl

b)

Fr Chris Riley

c)

Rev Bill Crewes

d)

Fr Therry

18.

In which South American country was Sr Irene McCormick working when she was killed?

a)

Peru

b)

Argentina

c)

Colombia

d)

Chile

19.

Who is the Australian Baptist minister who is the current Chief Advocate of World Vision Australia?

a)

Bill Crewes

b)

Tim Costello

c)

Samuel Marsden

d)

John Flynn

20.

Which Religious Order is Archbishop Anthony Fisher a member?

a)

Benedictines

b)

Franciscans

c)

Dominicans

d)

Jesuits