No, it is mainly protestant.
Yes. In fact, the Roman Catholic churches are found not only in the cities, but throughout regional Australia, in even the tiniest outback townships.
The first Catholic Bishop of Australia was John Bede Polding.
26% are Catholic.
There are 32 dioceses in Australia.
Roman Catholic AnswerAccording to the website, Catholic Australia (link below): Catholic PopulationHow many Catholics are there in Australia?According to the 2001 Australian Census, the Catholic population was 5,001,624 or 26.6% of the total Australian population.
Catholic and Anglican
By your head
there are thirty two dioceses in Australia. I am one of them
James Scullin, was the first Catholic Prime Minister Of Australia.
Father O'Flynn was the first Catholic missionary to go to Australia.
Father James Dixon made a huge contribution to the early Catholic church in Australia by being one of the first three convict priests in Australia and then to perform the first Catholic mass and the first Catholic marriage and then to continue preaching to catholics around Australia and when he went back to Ireland.
There is no "Church of Australia". There are several prominent denominations such as: * Anglican Church Of Australia * The Catholic Church in Australia * Presbyterian Church of Australia * Apostolic Church Australia * Lutheran Church of Australia * Baptist Church of Australia