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Churches and Schools.
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co-extensive with the Colony. The distribution of churches and clergy in the Colony is at present (1877):

The Cathedral Church, Perth, the Right Rev. Dr. Griver, Bishop. The Very Rev. M. Gibney, Vicar General.
St. Patrick's Church, Fremantle, Rev. J. O'Reily and Rev. B. Delaney.
Guildford, Rev. J. Dooley.
York, (not finished) Rev. P. J. Gibney.
Newcastle, Rev. Canon Martelli.
Northam, (not finished) do. (monthly)
Irishtown, do. do.
Bunbury, Rev. H. Brady.
Dardanup, do. (periodically)
Vasse, do. do.
Geraldton, Very Rev. Archd. Lecaille.
Northampton, do. (periodically)
Greenough, do. do.
Albany, (not finished) Rev. F. Mateu, who also visits Kojonup.

The settlements in the Melbourne District, Victoria Plains, subject to the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Perth, are visited by the priests from the Benedictine Mission of New Norcia, and sometimes by the priests of the Diocese.

The religious orders are:—

The Sisters of Mercy in Perth (13) have various schools, attended by 350 children. Three members of their order have also the charge of a boys' orphanage at Subiaco, three miles to the west of Perth, 47 boys; eightpence a day is paid by Government towards those whose admission it authorizes; they have also a branch house