1903

Community of Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions [Highgate Nuns] established in Busselton

1903

St Mary’s Church Waroona opened

1903

Presentation Sisters open convent and school in Collie

1903

Bridgetown Parish established

1904

Christian Brothers operated a school at Camfield, Albany but after two years transfer to Albany

1905

Villa Carlotta in Busselton purchased for use as convent and school

1905

Bridgetown Convent school established by Bunbury Sisters of Mercy

June 26th, 1906

St John the Baptist Church Yarloop opened

1911

Narrogin parish excised from Katanning

1913

Church begun at Kojonup

1915

Arrival of 21 sisters from Ireland to join Bunbury Sisters of Mercy

1915-1938

Bunbury Sisters of Mercy take over Greenbushes Convent and school from St John of God Nuns

May 28th, 1916

Blessing and opening of St Philomena’s Convent School in Donnybrook

1916

Dardanup constituted as a parish, to service Donnybrook also

December 14th, 1920

Laying of foundation stone of St Patrick’s [Cathedral] Bunbury

November 27th, 1921

Blessing and opening of St Patrick’s Church, Bunbury, by Archbishop Clune, constructed by Archdeacon L. J. Smith as a Cathedral-to-be for 40,000 pounds

1922

Dardanup Convent opened by Bunbury Sisters of Mercy

1923

1923

New church constructed at Katanning in Amherst Street

1923/1926

Correspondence lessons and live-in “Bushies Schools” for isolated children

January 29th, 1926

Our Lady of the Missions Sisters commenced as a school in Katanning

1927

St Augustine’s Church, Pinjarra

1930

Boarding school and convent built at Katanning

1933

New church built and opened in Busselton  - St Joseph’s

1934

Land purchased in Mandurah for church site, where church now is

1936

Harvey established as a parish with Fr Frank Ryan PP

1936

First Italian festa held at Harvey

1937

Mount Barker established as a parish

March 8th, 1936

Opening of Church at Cowarumup, by Archbishop Prendiville

1938

Donnybrook constituted as a parish

1939

Transfer of Cowaramup Church to Margaret River

August 10th, 1941

St Patrick’s Church Waroona formally opened

1942-1948

Dr L.J. Goody, Rector of St Charles Seminary Guildford

1943

St Joseph’s Waroona opened in former St Mary’s Church Hall

1945

Waroona formally erected as a parish, Fr Con Nolan parish priest

March 1950

Tambellup parish excised from Katanning

March 19th, 1950

At Margaret River Archbishop Prendiville blessed and opened St Joseph’s Convent, the former McDavies house from Karridale [now 1885 Resturant]

1950

Denmark constituted as a parish

1951

Pemberton constituted as a parish with Karridale

1951

Kojonup Church reconstituted as a parish again

1951

Archbishop Prendiville applied to Rome for the appointment of an Auxiliary Bishop. Dr L. J. Goody received telegram while occupied in carrying bricks and mortar for new presbytery at Bedford Park

November 1st, 1951

L. J. Goody consecrated in St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth by Bishop Alfred Gumner of Geraldton as Titular Bishop of Abydod [North Africa, New Tobruk]

March 16th, 1952

New presbytery opened on South West Highway, alongside church

1952

Nannup established as a parish

Motor Mission established with base in Nannup to visit ten surrounding schools

Xmas Midnight Mass was the first Mass in Our Lady’s Assumption Church, Mandurah, built during the years as a school/church by Mr Stan Costello for 3800 pounds

January 4th, 1953

Blessing and opening of the Mandurah school/church by Bishop Goody and Sir Ross McLarty

1953

Three brick classrooms erected at St Joseph’s Waroona