Thomas Anthony Daly
Thomas Anthony Daly | |
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| Bishop of Spokane | |
| Archdiocese | Seattle |
| Diocese | Spokane |
| Appointed | March 12, 2015 |
| Installed | May 20, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Blase J. Cupich |
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| Ordination | May 9, 1987 |
| Consecration | May 25, 2011 by Patrick Joseph McGrath, George Hugh Niederauer, and George Leo Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1960 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California |
| Alma mater | St. Patrick's Seminary and University |
| Motto | Into Your Hands Lord |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Thomas Anthony Daly (born April 30, 1960) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the seventh bishop of Spokane, Washington. He was appointed to this position on March 12, 2015 and was installed on May 20. Previously, he was the first Auxiliary Bishop of San José in California, USA.
Biography
Daly was born in San Francisco, California[1] and attended St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where he was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on May 9, 1987. He served as a curate at Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato, and later as a teacher and campus minister at Marin Catholic High School. Later, he served as part-time chaplain to the San Francisco Police Department while concurrently posted as curate at St. Cecilia's Church. After these assignments, he became involved in the archdiocesan vocations office; serving concurrently as Director of Vocations and president of Marin Catholic High School.[2][3]
Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose
Daly was named auxiliary bishop of San Jose and titular bishop of Tabalta by Pope Benedict XVI on March 16, 2011.[4] He attended his first diocesan event at the Mass in Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Diocese of San Jose, and was consecrated bishop on May 25, 2011 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph by Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath of San José, with Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer of San Francisco and Bishop George Leo Thomas of Helena co-consecrating in the presence of Roger Cardinal Mahony.[5]
On September 16, 2013, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, who is also the President and Chancellor of Saint Patrick's Seminary, named Bishop Daly as the interim President/Rector of the seminary.[6] This is the first time in the history of the seminary that the rector has not been a member of the Society of St. Sulpice.[7] Bishop Daly, who is also on the seminary's board of directors, served as rector until the Sulpicians nominated a new rector/president, Father Gladstone Stevens, PSS, who became rector at the beginning of the new academic year in the Fall of 2014.[6]
Bishop of Spokane
On March 12, 2015, Daly was appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of Spokane. He was installed on May 20, 2015.
Unlike his predecessor as Bishop of Spokane, now Cardinal Blase Cupich, he is seen as a theological conservative. He has stated that politicians who identify themselves as Catholic and support legal abortion should be denied communion until they change their stance.[8]
In a February 19, 2020 statement Daly wrote he was concerned by the Gonzaga University School of Law’s establishment of an LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic without first consulting him.[9] The clinic’s stated aims are “to advance the equal rights and dignity of individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ through education, programming, advocacy, research, and legal representation.”[10] In his statement Daly speculated that the clinic might bring the Law School “into conflict with the religious freedom of Christian individuals and organizations,” and expressed fear that the Law School “will be actively promoting, in the legal arena and on campus, values that are contrary to the Catholic faith and Natural Law.”[9]
In June 2020, Daly referred to the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter by saying "it is disturbing that BLM has not vocally condemned the recent violence that has torn apart so many cities." He said that the movement conflicts with the teachings of the Catholic Church.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Thomas Anthony Daly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "Catholic San Francisco News Article". Catholic San Francisco. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ Catholic News Agency: "Bishop-elect Tom Daly reflects on nine years as vocations director" May 2011
- ^ "New auxiliary bishop for San Jose, Calif". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ "Pope Benedict XVI Appoints Auxiliary Bishop to Diocese of San Jose". Diocese of San Jose. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ a b Roberta Ward (2013-09-24). "Bishop Daly named Interim Rector/President of St. Patrick Seminary". The Valley Catholic. Diocese of San Jose. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ Dan Morris-Young (2013-10-08). "Surprise resignation stuns California seminary students, faculty". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ Catholic Bishop Will Deny Pro-Abortion Politicians Communion Until They Repent of "Evil", LifeNews.com, 4 February 2019
- ^ a b "Statement Regarding the new Gonzaga LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic". Catholic Diocese of Spokane. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Gonzaga Law School Launches Lincoln LGBTQ Rights Clinic | Gonzaga University". www.gonzaga.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Catholic discourse on Black Lives Matter must amplify women founders". National Catholic Reporter. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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