Oceania

Australia

Australia's Church has emerged from the gravest clerical abuse crisis in any English-speaking nation outside Ireland — a reckoning that has reshaped the institution entirely, while a committed remnant of the faithful rebuilds on more honest foundations.

Australia
St. Mary MacKillop (first Australian saint, canonized 2010), Bl. Peter To Rot (Papua New Guinea)
Australia
Our Lady Help of Christians (May 24) — National Patronal Feast; Feast of St. Mary MacKillop (Aug 8)
Catholic Population:
5.5 million
Percent Catholic:
21%
Church Status
Under Pressure
Primary Diocese:
Archdiocese of Sydney

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