CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS




AUSTRALIA WAS TERRA INCOGNITO WHEN THE FIRST CATHOLICS ARRIVED HERE AND SO FOR MOST OF ITS SHORT LIFE THE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS REGARDED AS A MISSION CHURCH. ACCORDINGLY GREAT RELIANCE WAS PLACED ON CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR THE FAITHFUL. THIS STRONG RELIANCE ON RELIGIOUS HAS LEFT A LEGACY OF MANY BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS, BOTH CONVENTUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL. THIS SECTION IS DEVOTED TO PROVIDING AS COMPLETE A RECORD AS POSSIBLE OF THOSE LANDMARKS OF AUSTRALIA'S CATHOLIC HISTORY. IT INCLUDES BOTH CONVENTUAL BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS FOUNDED BY THE VARIOUS ORDERS. TO FIND A BUILDING SELECT THE ORDER BELOW AND FOLLOW THE LINKS TO THE DESIRED CONVENTUAL PAGE.

IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS SECTION DOES NOT INCLUDE DIOCESAN OR LAY FOUNDED INSTITUTES OR THE WIDE VARIETY OF PARISH BUILDINGS. THESE CAN BE VIEWED BY SELECTING INDIVIDUAL PARISHES OR OTHER BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN MENU.



INDEX OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS


RELIGIOUS FATHERS RELIGIOUS BROTHERS RELIGIOUS WOMEN
SECULAR INSTITUTES SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE ASSOCIATIONS OF CHRIST'S FAITHFUL


INDEX OF FEMALE RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS


ACT

NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

VICTORIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA



INDEX OF MALE RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS


ACT

NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

VICTORIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA



INDEX OF RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATION LOCATIONS


ACT

NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

VICTORIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA