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What sort of archdiocese did Dr Mannix inherit when he arrived in Melbourne in 1913, and how did he change it? This book describes the great flowering of Catholic life during the reign of Archbishop Carr, when Melbourne achieved pre-eminence among Australian Catholic archdioceses. The principal institutions, and the lay and clerical Catholics who helped achieve this leadership role, feature prominently in this narrative. In addition Melbourne became the focal point of Irish Catholic consciousness in Australia. After decades of great stability Mannix arrived at a time when a cascading series of world events was jolting people out of their comfort zones, and at a place which had prepared itself for the first intrusion of Irish events into Australian public life. Mannix himself was not master of events; he was on a quick learning curve, and had to rapidly adjust to a new and unfamiliar environment. He built on, but also radically altered, the way Melbourne Catholics had positioned themselves in the public square.

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Patrick Morgan is a Victorian writer and academic who has published an award-winning regional history, edited texts on Australian literature and written regularly in magazines such as 'Quadrant' on current affairs, including on the connections between religion, history and politics. He taught English at Monash University, 1969-1999 and is author of a number of books including The Settling of Gippsland, winner of the inaugural Victorian Community and Local History Award, 1998 and editor of the two volumes of the writings of B.A. Santamaria.

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