David B. Thompson

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

Biography

Thompson was born in

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

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.[citation needed] 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Charleston. History of the Diocese of Charleston Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bishop Thompson dead at 90 – The Post and Courier". Postandcourier.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Charleston
1990–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston
1989–1990
Succeeded by