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About Help Contact login Rev Charles Cuffe SJ Title: Rev First Name: Charles Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Cuffe Order: SJ Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1878 Place of Birth: Dublin Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 09-Dec-1935 Place of Death: Adelaide SA Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1935 Place of Burial: West Terrace, Adelaide SA Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158696266 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Cuffe, Charles Teacher, pastor; born Dublin, 2 October 1878; died Adelaide, South Australia, 9 December 1935, aged 57. Charles Cuffe came from a well-known Wicklow family. Mass was said in their private oratory for the family and for those who lived nearby by priests from Milltown Park. He entered the Society at Tullamore, 7 September 1897, and after the juniorate at the same place went to Chieri, Turin province, 1901-04, for philosophy. Regency followed in Australia, first, at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1904-05, and then Riverview, 1905-10, where he was third prefect and organised the junior debating. He returned to Ireland and Milltown Park for theology, 1910-14, and tertianship followed at Tullamore, 1914-15. He taught for a time in Ireland, first at Galway, 1915-20, and at Mungret, 1920-21, and then returned to Australia, where he engaged in parish work, first, at Richmond, 1922-31, caring especially for the Church of St James, and finally at Norwood, 1931-35, when he was not in good health. He was a very gentle and amiable man. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Charles

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Cuffe

Order:

Date of Birth:

02-Oct-1878

Place of Birth:

Dublin

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

09-Dec-1935

Place of Death:

Adelaide SA

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1935

Place of Burial:

West Terrace, Adelaide SA

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158696266

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Cuffe, Charles

Teacher, pastor; born Dublin, 2 October 1878; died Adelaide, South Australia, 9 December 1935, aged 57.

Charles Cuffe came from a well-known Wicklow family. Mass was said in their private oratory for the family and for those who lived nearby by priests from Milltown Park.

He entered the Society at Tullamore, 7 September 1897, and after the juniorate at the same place went to Chieri, Turin province, 1901-04, for philosophy. Regency followed in Australia, first, at St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, 1904-05, and then Riverview, 1905-10, where he was third prefect and organised the junior debating.

He returned to Ireland and Milltown Park for theology, 1910-14, and tertianship followed at Tullamore, 1914-15. He taught for a time in Ireland, first at Galway, 1915-20, and at Mungret, 1920-21, and then returned to Australia, where he engaged in parish work, first, at Richmond, 1922-31, caring especially for the Church of St James, and finally at Norwood, 1931-35, when he was not in good health. He was a very gentle and amiable man.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Charles Cuffe SJ

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