Eugene Cuskelly

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The Most Reverend

Eugene Cuskelly MSC
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Archdiocese of Brisbane
ArchdioceseBrisbane
Installed21 July 1982
Term ended29 April 1996
Other postTitular Bishop of Altinum (1982–1996)
Orders
Ordination18 December 1948 at
Rome
by Alfonso Carinci
Consecration21 July 1982 at
Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane
by Francis Roberts Rush
Personal details
BornEugene James Cuskelly
(1924-01-06)6 January 1924
Oakey, Queensland, Australia
Died21 March 1999(1999-03-21) (aged 75)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
BuriedNudgee, Queensland, Australia
DenominationCatholic Church
OccupationCatholic bishop

Eugene James Cuskelly (6 January 1924 – 21 March 1999) was an Australian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was superior general of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart for more than a decade and served as Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane more 14 years.

Early life

Cuskelly was born in Oakey, Queensland to Francis and Mary Cuskelly who had married three years prior. He attended Downlands College, Toowoomba, run by the He joined the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1941.[1] In 1947, he was chosen to pursue his ecclesiastical studies in Rome.[2]

Priesthood

On 18 December 1948, Cuskelly was ordained in Rome by Archbishop Alfonso Carinci as a priest for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.[3] Following ordination, he remained in Rome to obtain his Doctor of Divinity.[4] He returned to Australia in 1951.[5]

In 1969, he was became Superior General of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and served in this role until 1981.[6]

Episcopate

On 17 May 1982, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane and Titular Bishop of Altinum by Pope John Paul II.[7] He was consecrated as a bishop of 21 July 1982.[8]

Retirement and Death

Cuskelly retired on 29 April 1996. He had not yet reached the canonical retirement age of 75. He lived in poor health for a number of years after retirement and died on 21 March 1999 following a long battle with cancer, in the care of the Sisters of St Joseph at Nundah.[9]

References

  1. "Death of Bishop Cuskelly". Catholic Leader. Brisbane. 28 March 1999. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Downlands College". The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. 27 November 1947. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. "Bishop Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. †". catholic-hierachy.org. Catholic Hierachy. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. "Cooyar Welcome to Dr E J Cuskelly MSC". The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. 20 September 1951. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. "Personal". The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. 7 September 1951. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. "Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (M.S.C.)". gcatholic.org. Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. "Bishop Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. †". catholic-hierachy.org. Catholic Hierachy. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  8. "SOME SIGNIFICANT JULY DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2020". misacor.org.au. Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. "DEATH OF BISHOP CUSKELLY". Catholic Leader. 28 March 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2026.