Elliot Griffin Thomas
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Elliot Griffin Thomas | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas | |
| Archdiocese | Washington |
| Diocese | Saint Thomas |
| Appointed | October 30, 1993 |
| Installed | December 12, 1993 |
| Term ended | June 29, 1999 |
| Predecessor | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Successor | George V. Murry |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 6, 1986 by Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Consecration | December 12, 1993 by James Aloysius Hickey, Seán Patrick O'Malley, and Donald James Reece |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1926 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | February 28, 2019 (aged 92) Timonium, Maryland, United States |
| Motto | Emitte spiritum tuum |
| Styles of Elliot Griffin Thomas | ||
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Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
Elliot Griffin Thomas (15 July 1926 – 28 February 2019) was an
Diocese of Saint Thomas.[1]
Life
Thomas was born in
Methodist Day School in Road Town and as a teenager attended Charlotte Amalie High School, St. Thomas
, where he graduated in 1945.
Following his graduation, Thomas served as a Clerk of the Municipal Homestead Commission and Clerk of the Adult Evening School in St. Thomas. In 1945, he enrolled in the College of Pharmacy at
Gannon College
, majoring in Business Administration.
On October 2, 1957, Thomas converted to
St. Peter's Cathedral in Erie, Pennsylvania. He began his studies for the priesthood in 1982 at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands on June 6, 1986, and was appointed Episcopal Vicar
for the diocese and Pastor of Holy Family Church.
Thomas served as pastor of St. Ann's Church on
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Saint Thomas on December 12, 1993. Thomas resigned in June 1999.[2]
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
- ^ "Bishop Elliot Griffin Thomas Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information". www.hurleydavisfuneralhome.com.
- ^ "Diocese of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands". GCatholic.
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas Official Site
- National Black Catholic Congress profile of Elliot Griffin Thomas
- Catholic Hierarchy website profile of Elliot Griffin Thomas