150th Prayercard
Download a PDF containing the 150th prayer, specially devised to commemorate the Archdiocesan sesquicentenary, for use in meetings or private devotions.
150th Video
A full Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre crowned a day of celebrations and official functions to mark the Archdiocese of Brisbane’s 150th anniversary on July 30, 2009. 29 Bishops, representing a majority of Australian dioceses as well as the Maronite, Melkite and Ukrainian eparchies, were present for the Mass held in the evening. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin from Dublin preached the Homily.
At a special schools event in the morning over 3000 student representatives from the 133 Brisbane Catholic Education schools and all Religious Institute schools also celebrated the milestone.
Highlights from both major events, plus footage from the various school’s vignette performances of aspects of history in the life of the Archdiocese (both the morning and the evening) are contained in the links below:
- Schools Vignettes, Morning (Convention Centre, July 30th 2009)
- Schools Event, Morning (Convention Centre, July 30th 2009)
- Schools Vignettes, Evening (Convention Centre, July 30th 2009)
- Evening Mass (Convention Centre, July 30th 2009)
Credits:
- Audio Visual material filmed and edited by Daniel Saban at Transverb Studios
- Stills photography by Peter Melville Photography and Rene Marcel Photography
Denis W. Martin: The Foundation of the Catholic Church in Queensland. 1998 ISBN: 876194, Church Archivists' Press
Tom Boland: James Duhig. St. Lucia, Australia: University of Queensland Press. 1986; a biography of James Duhig, 1871-1965, Archbishop of Brisbane.
Neil Byrne: Robert Dunne, 1830-1917: Archbishop of Brisbane. University of Queensland Press, 1991; a biography of Robert Dunne, Archbishop of Brisbane 1887-1917.
Maurice Ryan: From a Suitcase on the Verandah, Brisbane Catholic Education. David Lovell Publishing, 2005; tells the story of Fr Bernard O’Shea and the development of Catholic Education in Brisbane Archdiocese 1943-1983.
Rosamond Siemon: The Mayne Inheritance. University of Queensland Press 2003. This is a work of fiction based upon historical research about this prominent early Brisbane family.
