Australian Catholic Historical Society
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| Formation | 1940 |
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| Type | Historical society |
| Headquarters | Sydney, NSW |
Membership | ~200 |
Official language | English |
| Website | ACHS website |
The Australian Catholic Historical Society discusses Australian Catholic history via a newsletter and meetings, and is focussed around Sydney.
Leadership
[edit]The society was founded in 1940 in Sydney, by a group of students of Australian Catholic history led by Fr (later Archbishop) Eris O'Brien and Sydney solicitor Brian McGrath.[1] It was revived in the 1960s through the efforts of Monsignor Cornelius (Con) Duffy.[2] Since then it has maintained a program of talks and published research. Currently it holds talks in Sydney monthly.[3]
The patron is the Archbishop of Sydney. As of 2024, the president is Fr Brian Lucas.
Activities
[edit]The Society publishes the Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, with one issue per year. As of 2023[update] the editor is James Franklin of the University of New South Wales.[4] The Society also publishes four newsletters each year.
The Society has a Melbourne chapter which holds occasional talks.[5]
In 2016 the Society held a conference 'To and from the Antipodes: Catholic missionaries over two centuries'. Its proceedings appear as a special issue of the Journal.[6]
The Society presents the James MacGinley Award for students and early career researchers writing on Australian Catholic history.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Catholic Historical Society website; Australian Catholic Historical Society: inaugural meeting, Catholic Press 5 Dec 1940, p. 17; E. O'Brien, Australian Catholic Historical Society inaugural address, 28 Nov 1940, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 12 (1990), 6-19; B.J. McGrath, Australian Catholic Historical Society: proposed foundation in Sydney: Australian Catholic history, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 12 (1990), 26-29; B. McAteer, Our diamond jubilee, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 21 (2000), 59-66.
- ^ Monsignor C. J. Duffy (1902-1986): in memoriam, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 8 (2) (1987), 3-12.
- ^ Australian Catholic Historical Society newsletter, Feb 2015; A.E. Cahill, The Australian Catholic Historical Society: the first fifty years, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 12 (1990), 31-38.
- ^ "Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society". Australian Catholic Historical Society. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Australian Catholic Historical Society newsletter, Feb 2015
- ^ "Conference special issue of Journal" (PDF). Australian Catholic Historical Society. 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Awards". Australian Catholic Historical Society. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links
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