Thomas Joseph Dowling

Thomas Joseph Dowling (28 February 1840 6 August 1924) was a Canadian Catholic priest and the second Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Peterborough and the fourth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario.

Thomas Joseph Dowling
Bishop of Peterborough
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DioceseHamilton
Installed1889
Term ended1924
PredecessorJames Joseph Carbery
SuccessorJohn Thomas McNally
Other postsBishop of Peterborough, Ontario (1886-1889)
Orders
OrdinationAugust 7, 1864
ConsecrationMay 1, 1887
Personal details
Born(1840-02-28)February 28, 1840
Shanagolden (Republic of Ireland)
DiedAugust 6, 1924(1924-08-06) (aged 84)
Hamilton, Ontario
BuriedHoly Sepulchre Cemetery

Biography

He was born in Ireland, and educated at St. Michael's College, Toronto. He was parish-priest at Paris, Ontario, for 22 years, administrator of the diocese of Hamilton in 1883, he was named bishop of Peterborough in 1887 and on May 1, received his episcopal consecration at St. Mary's Cathedral, Hamilton,[1] from Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M., with Bishops James Joseph Carbery and Thomas Timothy O’Mahony serving as co-consecrators. He was transferred to the bishopric of Hamilton in 1889.

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References

  • "Thomas Joseph Dowling". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Beach, Chandler B., ed. (1914). "Dowling, The Right Reverend Thomas J." . The New Students Reference Work . Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.


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