Thomas Cusack

Thomas Francis Cusack (February 22, 1862 – July 12, 1918) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Albany in New York from 1915 until his death in 1918. Cusack previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1904 to 1915.

Biography

Early life Thomas Cusack was born on February 22, 1862, in Manhattan to James and Honora (née Boland) Cusack. His parents were Irish immigrants who came to the United States on their honeymoon. His childhood was spent on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where he attended the parochial school of St. James Parish.

Cusack then went to high school at St. Francis Xavier's College in Manhattan, graduating there in 1880. After his 1885 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Cusack to the pastoral staff of St. Teresa's Parish in Manhattan.

Death and legacy By June 1917, Cusack was in poor health, but continued to work as bishop. He died in Albany on July 12, 1918, from cancer at age 56.