Thomas Joseph Drury
Thomas Joseph Drury (born January 4, 1908 in Ballynote , Munster , Ireland , † July 22, 1992 ) was an Irish-born, American clergyman and bishop of Corpus Christi .
Life
Thomas Joseph Drury received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Amarillo on May 30, 1935 .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on October 30, 1961 first bishop of San Angelo . The Archbishop of San Antonio , Robert Emmet Lucey , ordained him episcopal on January 24 of the following year; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Amarillo, John Louis Morkovsky , and Auxiliary Bishop Stephen Aloysius Leven of San Antonio.
Drury attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
Pope Paul VI appointed Drury on July 19, 1965 Bishop of Corpus Christi , after a few days earlier parts of the diocese had been separated to establish the Diocese of Brownsville .
Drury promoted the implementation of the decisions of the Second Vatican Council in his diocese and convened a pastoral diocesan council. He founded a diocese newspaper and made preparations possible for founding his own radio station.
On May 19, 1983, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography (with photo) , homepage of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, accessed on February 12, 2016
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of San Angelo 1961–1965 |
Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe |
| Mariano Simon Garriga |
Bishop of Corpus Christi 1965–1983 |
René Henry Gracida |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drury, Thomas Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Corpus Christi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ballynote , Munster , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1992 |