Bishop John Alphonsus Heavey, O.S.A. †

Deceased

Bishop of Cairns

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Nov 1868		Born	Roundwood, Ireland
23 May 1891	22.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of St. Augustine
3 May 1914	45.5	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
3 May 1914	45.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Coracesium
9 Aug 1914	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Coracesium
14 Jul 1941	72.7	Appointed	Bishop of Cairns, Australia
12 Jun 1948	79.6	Died	Bishop of Cairns, Australia

a priest for 57.1 years
a bishop for 33.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop James Browne †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Thomas P. Gilmartin †
Bishop Michael Higgins †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop John Alphonsus Heavey, O.S.A. † (1914)
Bishop James Browne † (1884)
Bishop James Lynch, C.M. † (1866)
Bishop William Keane †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop James Byrne †

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