Thomas Anthony Daly

Thomas Anthony Daly (born April 30, 1960) is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He is the seventh Roman Catholic bishop of Spokane. He was appointed to this position on March 12, 2015 and was installed on May 20. Previously, he was the first Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California, USA.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thomas Anthony Daly
Bishop of Spokane
Archdiocese	Seattle
Diocese	Spokane
Appointed	March 12, 2015
Installed	May 20, 2015
Predecessor	Blase J. Cupich
Orders
Ordination	May 9, 1987
Consecration	May 25, 2011 by Patrick Joseph McGrath, George Hugh Niederauer, and George Leo Thomas
Personal details
Born	(1960-04-30) April 30, 1960 San Francisco, California
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California
Alma mater	St. Patrick's Seminary and University
Motto	Into Your Hands Lord

Styles of Thomas Anthony Daly
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Ordination history of Thomas Anthony Daly
History Priestly ordination Date 9 May 1987 Place Archdiocese of San Francisco Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose Co-consecrators George Hugh Niederauer, George Leo Thomas Date 25 May 2011

Biography

Daly was born in San Francisco, California[1] and attended St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on May 9, 1987. He served as a curate at Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato, and later as a teacher and campus minister at Marin Catholic High School. Later, he served as part-time chaplain to the San Francisco Police Department while concurrently posted as curate at St. Cecilia's Church. After these assignments, he became involved in the archdiocesan vocations office; serving concurrently as Director of Vocations and president of Marin Catholic High School.[2][3]

Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose

Daly was named auxiliary bishop of San Jose and titular bishop of Tabalta by Pope Benedict XVI on March 16, 2011.[4] He attended his first diocesan event at the Mass in Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Diocese of San Jose, and was consecrated bishop on May 25, 2011 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph by Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath of San José, with Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer of San Francisco and Bishop George Leo Thomas of Helena co-consecrating in the presence of Roger Cardinal Mahony.[5]

On September 16, 2013, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, who is also the President and Chancellor of Saint Patrick's Seminary, named Bishop Daly as the interim President/Rector of the seminary.[6] This is the first time in the history of the seminary that the rector has not been a member of the Society of St. Sulpice.[7] Bishop Daly, who is also on the seminary's board of directors, served as rector until the Sulpicians nominated a new rector/president, Father Gladstone Stevens, PSS, who became rector at the beginning of the new academic year in the Fall of 2014.[6]

Bishop of Spokane

On March 12, 2015, Daly was appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of Spokane. He was installed on May 20, 2015.

Unlike his predecessor as Bishop of Spokane, now Cardinal Blase Cupich, he is seen as a theological conservative. He has stated that politicians who identify themselves as Catholic and support legal abortion should be denied communion until they change their stance.[8]

In a February 19, 2020 statement Daly wrote he was concerned by the Gonzaga University School of Law’s establishment of an LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic without first consulting him.[9] The clinic’s stated aims are “to advance the equal rights and dignity of individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ through education, programming, advocacy, research, and legal representation.”[10] In his statement Daly speculated that the clinic might bring the Law School “into conflict with the religious freedom of Christian individuals and organizations,” and expressed fear that the Law School “will be actively promoting, in the legal arena and on campus, values that are contrary to the Catholic faith and Natural Law.”[9]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. "Thomas Anthony Daly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
2. "Catholic San Francisco News Article". Catholic San Francisco. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
3. Catholic News Agency: "Bishop-elect Tom Daly reflects on nine years as vocations director" May 2011
4. "New auxiliary bishop for San Jose, Calif". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
5. "Pope Benedict XVI Appoints Auxiliary Bishop to Diocese of San Jose". Diocese of San Jose. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
6. Roberta Ward (2013-09-24). "Bishop Daly named Interim Rector/President of St. Patrick Seminary". The Valley Catholic. Diocese of San Jose. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
7. Dan Morris-Young (2013-10-08). "Surprise resignation stuns California seminary students, faculty". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
8. Catholic Bishop Will Deny Pro-Abortion Politicians Communion Until They Repent of "Evil", LifeNews.com, 4 February 2019
9. "Statement Regarding the new Gonzaga LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic". Catholic Diocese of Spokane. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
10. "Gonzaga Law School Launches Lincoln LGBTQ Rights Clinic | Gonzaga University". www.gonzaga.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-22.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane Official Site
• Diocese of San Jose Blog

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Blase J. Cupich	Bishop of Spokane 2015-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose 2011-2015	Succeeded by -