John Heavey Explained

John Alphonsus Heavey (1868–1948) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Queensland, Australia. He was the Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cairns.

Early life

Heavey was born on 13 November 1868 in Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland[1] [2] or in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.[3]

Religious life

Heavey was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in Rome as a member of the Augustinian Order on 23 May 1891. He served as professor and prior of the order in County Wexford, Ireland, before being appointed in 1914 as Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown in North Queensland, Australia. At the time the Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown was established in 1877, Cooktown was expected to become the major town in North Queensland, but his predecessor Bishop James Murray had relocated the headquarters of the vicariate to Cairns circa 1904, as it had become the major town in the area.[4]

Heavey's journey to Australia involved a number of misadventures. On his first voyage a buoy was hit that caused damage to the ship's hull and it began to take on water and had to return for repairs. When the ship departed again, it collided with a Belgian ship, but was found not to have sustained significant damage, so the journey continued, but news of German warship SMS Emden being in the vicinity (World War I having commenced) required the ship to travel with "lights out" until arriving at Fremantle in January 1915.[5]

In 1941, the Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown was elevated to become the Diocese of Cairns with Heavey as its first bishop.[6] [7]

Death

On 12 June 1948, Heavey died in Cairns. His funeral was held at St Monica's Cathedral in Cairns with the panegyric preached by Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig. He was buried in the Martyn Street Cemetery in Cairns.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: DEATH OF BISHOP HEAVEY OF CAIRNS . . LXIX . Queensland, Australia . 14 June 1948 . 3 November 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102202919/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63055631 . live.
  2. Web site: Bishop John Alphonsus Heavey. live. 2022-01-02. Catholic Hierarchy. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102052317/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bheavey.html.
  3. News: 17 June 1948. Death of Bishop of Cairns. LXXXI. 7. Advocate. 4847. Victoria, Australia. National Library of Australia. 3 January 2022. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102222506/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172497182. live.
  4. Web site: History. live. 2022-01-02. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102052321/https://cairns.catholic.org.au/about/history.
  5. News: 14 January 1915. Nev Bishop. XXVIII. 8. Cairns Post. 2098. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 3 January 2022. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102222522/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42911478. live.
  6. Web site: John Heavey OSA. Augustinians Australia. 3 November 2016. 2013. 15 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161015152820/http://www.osa.org.au/en/osa/osa-history-australia/some-notable-augustinians/john-heavey-osa. live.
  7. News: FIRST BISHOP OF CAIRNS IS RT. REV. JOHN HEAVEY. 20 July 1941. Sunday Mail. 587. Queensland, Australia. 3. National Library of Australia. 3 November 2016.
  8. News: 24 June 1948. Bishop Heavey Has Written Luminous Page. LXXXI. 8. Advocate. 4848. Victoria, Australia. National Library of Australia. 3 January 2022.

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