<P> In May 1842 , at the request of Bishop Fleming , a small colony of Sisters of Mercy crossed the Atlantic to found the congregation at St. John 's , Newfoundland . In December 1843 Sr Frances Warde led the first group of Sisters to The United States , beginning in Pittsburgh . The sisters arrived in Perth , Australia in 1846 , and in 18t0 , a band from Carlow arrived in New Zealand . Sisters from Limerick opened a house in Glasgow in 1849 , and in 1868 the English community established a house in Guernsey . </P>
<P> In May 1842 , at the request of Bishop Fleming , a small colony of Sisters of Mercy crossed the Atlantic to found the congregation at St. John 's , Newfoundland . In December 1843 Sr Frances Warde led the first group of Sisters to The United States , beginning in Pittsburgh . The sisters arrived in Perth , Australia in 1846 , and in 18t0 , a band from Carlow arrived in New Zealand . Sisters from Limerick opened a house in Glasgow in 1849 , and in 1868 the English community established a house in Guernsey . </P>
when did the sisters of mercy arrive in australia
when did the sisters of mercy arrive in australia
1846
1846