Thomas Flynn
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For the author and editor of Free Inquiry magazine, see Thomas W. Flynn.
Thomas Flynn (born 8 July 1931 is a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Achonry[1]. Bishop Flynn is the longest serving of all the Irish bishops. He was born in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 17 June 1956 for the diocese and was appointed bishop of the diocese on 30 December, 1976. He was ordained a bishop on 20 February, 1977. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Gaetano Alibrandi; his Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Joseph Cunnane and Bishop James Fergus, the retiring bishop of the diocese.