David B. Thompson

David Bernard Thompson (May 29, 1923 − November 24, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina from 1990 to 1999.

Styles of David Thompson

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After studying at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Philadelphia archdiocese on May 27, 1950. He became a priest of the Allentown diocese (having been tapped for the post of chancellor) when it split from the Philadelphia archdiocese in 1961. His twin brother, Edward Thompson, had also been ordained a priest for the Philadelphia archdiocese.

On April 22, 1989 Thompson was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 24 from Archbishop Pio Laghi, with Bishop Norbert Gaughan and Archbishop Eugene Marino, S.S.J., serving as co-consecrators. He assumed as his episcopal motto: Christi Impetus Pacis, meaning, "Working for the Peace of Christ."

Thompson later succeeded Ernest Leo Unterkoefler as the eleventh Bishop of Charleston upon the latter's resignation on February 22, 1990. His tenure was marked by the Synod of Charleston, which lasted from 1992 to 1995;[1] it was the first diocesan synod held there since 1958.

Thompson resigned from his post as Bishop on July 12, 1999, after nine years of service and surpassing the mandatory retirement age of 75. He died on November 24, 2013 at the age of 90.[2]

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References

Diocese of Charleston. History of the Diocese of Charleston
"Bishop Thompson dead at 90 – The Post and Courier". Postandcourier.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston

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Preceded by Ernest Leo Unterkoefler	Bishop of Charleston 1990–1999	Succeeded by Robert Joseph Baker
Preceded by –	Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston 1989–1990	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston
Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville
Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore
Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Ordinaries	Bishops Michael Francis Egan Henry Conwell Francis Kenrick John Neumann Archbishops James Frederick Wood Patrick John Ryan Edmond Francis Prendergast Dennis Joseph Dougherty John Francis O'Hara John Krol Anthony Bevilacqua Justin Rigali Charles J. Chaput Nelson J. Perez Auxiliary Bishops, current Edward Michael Deliman Michael J. Fitzgerald John J. McIntyre Timothy C. Senior Auxiliary Bishops, former Cletus Joseph Benjamin Michael Francis Burbidge Joseph R. Cistone Michael Joseph Crane Edward Peter Cullen Louis A. DeSimone Francis James Furey John Joseph Graham Edward Hughes Hugh L. Lamb Martin Nicholas Lohmuller Robert P. Maginnis Joseph Francis Martino Joseph Carroll McCormick John Joseph McCort Gerald Vincent McDevitt Joseph P. McFadden Joseph Mark McShea Gerald O'Hara Francis B. Schulte Daniel Edward Thomas Thomas Jerome Welsh
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Immaculate Conception Old St. Joseph Old St. Mary St. Adalbert St. Agatha and St. James St. Anne St. Augustine St. Basil the Great St. Cyprian St. Donato St. Francis de Sales St. Joachim St. Michael St. Nicholas of Tolentine St. William Chapels and shrines Church of the Gesú National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa National Shrine of St. John Neumann
Education	Seminary St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Higher education Cabrini College Chestnut Hill College Gwynedd Mercy University Holy Family University Immaculata University La Salle University Neumann University Rosemont College Saint Joseph's University Villanova University High schools Acad. of Notre Dame de Namur Archbishop John Carroll Archbishop Prendergast Archbishop Ryan Archbishop Wood Bishop McDevitt Bishop Shanahan Cardinal O'Hara Conwell-Egan Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Devon Prep Father Judge Gwynedd Mercy Academy Holy Ghost Prep John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls La Salle College HS Lansdale Catholic Little Flower Malvern Prep Mercy Career & Technical Merion Mercy Acad. Monsignor Bonner Mount Saint Joseph Acad. Nazareth Acad. Pope John Paul II Roman Catholic HS for Boys Saint Basil Acad. Saint Joseph's Prep Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti St. Hubert Catholic HS for Girls Villa Joseph Marie Villa Maria Acad.
Priests	Living Edward Joseph Adams Herbert Bevard Michael J. Bransfield Joseph L. Coffey Joseph Anthony Galante James Green Joseph A. Pepe Nelson J. Perez Deceased Francis Brennan Edwin Byrne George Aloysius Carrell Hubert James Cartwright Joseph M. Corrigan Joseph Thomas Daley Edmond John Fitzmaurice John Edmund Fitzmaurice John Patrick Foley Francis Xavier Gartland Daniel James Gercke Michael Hurley Ignatius Frederick Horstmann John Hughes Francis Edward Hyland Thomas Francis Kennedy Philip R. McDevitt Thomas Joseph McDonough Thomas McGovern Eugene J. McGuinness William Matthews John Joseph O'Connor William O'Hara Jeremiah F. Shanahan John W. Shanahan David B. Thompson Francis X. DiLorenzo
Miscellany	Archdiocesan Boy Choir Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic League The Catholic Standard & Times Katharine Drexel Sexual abuse scandal
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Mark McShea Thomas Jerome Welsh Edward Peter Cullen John Oliver Barres Alfred Andrew Schlert Diocesan priests who became bishops Ronald William Gainer Joseph Edward Kurtz David B. Thompson
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown Parishes Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Pottsville St. John the Baptist Church, Pottsville
Education	High schools Allentown Central Catholic High School, Allentown Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem Berks Catholic High School, Reading Marian Catholic High School, Tamaqua Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville Notre Dame High School, Easton Pius X High School, Bangor Seminary (closed) Mary Immaculate Seminary, Northampton
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