'Australianizing' the Local Catholic Church: Polding to Gilroy.

The Catholic Church in Australia until around the 1940s has commonly been described as 'Irish' and 'Roman'. Historians cite the high proportion of Irish clergy and bishops, the latter often educated in in Rome. While the above pattern is accepted, there is evidence of earlier 'Australianization.' Th...

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Published in:	Journal of Religious History Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 335 - 351
Main Author:	LUTTRELL, JOHN
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Sep2012
Subjects:	Catholic Church Polding, John Bede, 1794-1877 Gilroy, Norman Thomas Australian national character Catholic bishops Irish people Clergy Church history Australia
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost