St Patrick’s Day: Where the shamrock meets the wattle ...

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Sydney
14 March 2004

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Bishop David Cremin in Ireland last year, unveiling a plaque in Crossabeg, County Wexford, to commemorate the bicentenary of the first Mass in Sydney

The structure of the Church in Australia in earlier days was very much the same as the Church in Ireland, says our Irish-Australian bishop, Bishop David Cremin.

“But then came wonderful priests and migrants like the Italians,” he says. “Also, priests who came from other parts of Europe and more recently from Asia have changed the face of the Australian Church and society.

“However, a lot of social commentators say the attitudes in Australia are still very similar to the attitudes in Ireland – a love of life and a good sense of humour, and a certain amount of larrikinism.”

Bishop Cremin will celebrate St Patrick’s Day by leading Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. He will also take part in the St Patrick’s Day Parade (Sunday, March 14) and the St Patrick’s Day Ball the night before (Saturday, March 13).

David Cremin was born in Limerick and studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College, Dublin.

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