Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson (15 May 1917 – 6 December 1987) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Motherwell from 1964 to 1982.[2]
Francis Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Motherwell | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Motherwell |
| Appointed | 8 December 1964 |
| Term ended | 14 December 1982 |
| Predecessor | James Donald Scanlan |
| Successor | Joseph Devine |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 June 1946 |
| Consecration | 24 February 1965 by James Donald Scanlan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson 15 May 1917 |
| Died | 6 December 1987 (aged 70) Partick, Glasgow |
| Buried | Motherwell Cathedral |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Motto | Sperans in Domino[1] |
Biography edit
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 15 May 1917 and was educated at George Watson's College. He received a Master of Arts from University of Edinburgh (1938) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge (1940). He received a licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Angelicum in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood on 15 June 1946 for the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. He served as a curate at St Patrick's, Kilsyth (1946–48); St James', St Andrews (1949–52) and St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh (1952–53). He was a staff member at St Andrew's College, Drygrange (1953–60) and was rector of St Mary's College, Blairs (1960–64).[3] In 1961, he was named honorary canon of St Andrews and Edinburgh.[4]
He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Motherwell by the Holy See on 8 December 1964, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 24 February 1965. The principal consecrator was Archbishop James Donald Scanlan of Glasgow, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop James Black of Paisley and Bishop Stephen McGill of Argyll and the Isles (later Bishop of Paisley).[2] He attended the final session of the Second Vatican Council in 1965.[2]
He resigned on 14 December 1982 and assumed the title Bishop Emeritus of Motherwell. He retired to Biggar as parish priest and died on 6 December 1987, aged 70.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/moth1.htm?tab=bishops
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ a b Johnson, Christine (1991). Scottish Catholic Secular Clergy 1879-1989. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 0 85976345 5.
- ^ The Catholic Directory for Scotland 1975. Glasgow: John S. Burns & Sons. 1975. p. 235.