Rev. Thomas J. Luckay
Summary of Case: Luckay's name appeared on a list released by the diocese of Cleveland in 2002 as having been removed from ministry due to allegations of abuse of minors. He is not indexed in the Directories after 1991.
Ordained: 1965
Start | Stop | Assignment | Town/Accusations | State | Position | Notes |
1965 Cleveland bishop was Edward Francis Hoban (1945-1966), followed by Clarence George Issenmann (1966-1974) |
1971 | St. Wenceslas' | Maple Heights | OH | 4/4, 3/3, 3/4, 2/4
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St. Wenceslas' had a school with 1,129-854 students. |
1971 | 1973 | St. Ignatius' | Cleveland (Antioch) | OH | 3/3, 2/4 | St. Ignatius' had a school with 930-794 students. |
1973 | 1974 | St. Philomena's | Cleveland | OH | 2/4 | St. Philomena's had a school with 190 students. |
1974 Issenmann was replaced as bishop by James Aloysius Hickey (1974-1980) |
1975 | St. Margaret Mary's | Cleveland (South Euclid) | OH | 3/4 | St. Margaret Mary's had a school with 665 students. |
1975 | 1976 | SS. Cyril and Methodius' (Slovak) | Cleveland | OH | 2/2
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SS. Cyril and Methodius' had a school with 181 students. |
1976 | 1977 | St. Margaret Mary's | Cleveland (South Euclid) | OH | 3/3 Director of Religious Education |
St. Margaret Mary's had a school with 565 students. |
1977 Anthony Michael Pilla succeeded Hickey as bishop (1980-2006) |
1991 | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | Cleveland (East Side) • Luckay was on a list, released in 2002 by the diocese, of retired or former priests who were no longer in active ministry due to past allegations of abuse of children. (Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio] |
OH | 1/2, 1/1 | Luckay is no longer indexed in the Directories after 1991. |
Source: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1966-1991)
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This assignment record was last updated on Nov. 30, 2009.