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200 Years of Catholic Education Tasmanian Launch
For 200 years Catholic education has supported families and communities across Australia and currently represents some 768,000 students in 1,751 schools nationwide.
Archbishop Julian Porteous and CET Executive Director Dr Gerard Gaskin launched Catholic Education Tasmania’s celebrations of the national bicentenary with a ritual prayer at St John’s Catholic School in Richmond late last week. Established in 1843, St John’s is Tasmania’s longest operating Catholic school.
During the national launch earlier today, the Chair of the Bishops Commission for Catholic Education Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP released the Australian Catholic Bishops' Pastoral Letter titled, 200 Years Young, which recognises the contribution of religious, clergy and lay people to the foundation of Catholic education, and the distinctive role Catholic schools play in educating and forming young people of faith and service in their communities.
Photos: Mark Franklin