Thomas Matthew Burns
Thomas Matthew Burns SM (born June 3, 1944 in Belfast ) is a Northern Irish religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Menevia .
Life
Thomas Matthew Burns joined the religious order of the Marist Fathers and was ordained a priest on December 16, 1971 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Military Bishop of Great Britain on May 24, 2002 . He received his episcopal ordination on June 18 of the same year by the Archbishop of Westminster , Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor ; Co- consecrators were Francis Walmsley , Military Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, and Patrick Kelly , Archbishop of Liverpool .
He was appointed Bishop of Menevia on October 16, 2008, and was instituted on December 1 of the same year. Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 11, 2019.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Francis Walmsley |
Military Bishop of Great Britain 2002–2008 |
Charles Phillip Richard Moth |
| John Peter Mark Jabalé OSB |
Bishop of Menevia since 2008 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Burns, Thomas Matthew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burns, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish religious, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Menevia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast |