Thomas Joseph Dowling
| Thomas Joseph Dowling | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Peterborough | |
| Diocese | Peterborough |
| Installed | 1886 |
| Term ended | 1889 |
| Predecessor | Jean-François Jamot |
| Successor | Richard Alphonsus O'Connor |
| Other posts | Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario (1889-1924) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 28, 1840 Shanagolden (Republic of Ireland) |
| Died |
August 6, 1924 (aged 84) Hamilton, Ontario |
Thomas Joseph Dowling (28 February 1840 – 6 August 1924) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough.
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, bishop of Peterboro in 1887, and was transferred to the bishopric of Hamilton in 1889.
References
- "Thomas Joseph Dowling". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005.
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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 Student's Reference Work. Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.