The Church of England in Australia dates back to the colonial settlement of New South Wales in 1788. In 1981 the Church of England in Australia became known as the Anglican Church of Australia. In Queensland, the Church of England ran a number of children's homes and Aboriginal Missions.
1788 - 1981 Church of England in Australia
1981 - Anglican Church of Australia
Sources used to compile this entry: 'History of the Anglican Church of Australia', in Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Church of Australia, 2014, https://web.archive.org/web/20160318145639/http://www.anglican.org.au/home/about/history/Pages/part_2_the_anglican_church_in_australia.aspx.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 27 April 2014, Last modified: 18 June 2014