Christian Brothers - Congregation of Christian Brothers (CFC)
- Address
Oceania Support Centre WA/SA,53 Redmond Street, Salter Point WA 6152, Australia
- Mailing
53 Redmond Street, Salter Point WA 6152, Australia
- Phone
(08) 9365 2800
- Fax
(08) 9365 2814
- Website
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Archdiocese Houses |
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Catholic Agricultural College |
Bindoon WA 6502, Australia |
History
Founded by Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice in 1802 in Waterford, Ireland. Introduced to Australia in the Diocese of Melbourne from Ireland by Bishop James Goold OSA and Br Patrick Ambrose Treacy in 1868. First WA community established at Christian Brothers’ College, St George’s Terrace, Perth, from Melbourne, Victoria, in 1894.