Thomas Dowd (bishop)

The Most Reverend
Thomas Dowd
Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal
Diocese Treba[1] (Titular)
Orders
Ordination December 7, 2001
Consecration September 10, 2011
Rank Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal
Personal details
Born (1970-09-11) September 11, 1970
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater
Motto
  • Cor et Anima Una[2]
  • (One Heart and Soul)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Thomas Dowd
Reference style
Spoken style
Religious style Bishop

Thomas Dowd (born 11 September 1970) is a Canadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, Dowd is currently serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montréal.

Early life and education

Born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, Dowd studied at Concordia University in Montréal obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1992. Being very active during his university school years helped Dowd prepare for a more public life; he was on 25 different committees and served as president of the Commerce and Administration Student Association as well as being on Concordia's Board of Governors and Senate.[3] After leaving Concordia, Dowd started working for Ericsson Research Canada, eventually becoming manager of their Global Integration and Verification Organization. He remained with the company for 3 years until he left to become a priest.[4] Dowd studied at the Grand Séminaire de Montréal, which was affiliated with the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, from which he received degrees in Philosophy, Theology and Divinity in 1997, 2000, and 2002 respectively. Dowd also received a Licentiate in Theology from the Université de Montréal in 2002. Dowd was ordained a priest on 7 December 2001.

Priesthood and Internet Work

After his ordination, Dowd was assigned as an assistant pastor at the Montréal parishes of Holy Name of Jesus between 2001 and 2002 and Saint Thomas à Becket between 2002 and 2005. Between 2005 and 2006, He was the parish administrator of St. Veronica and assistant pastor of St. Luke. In 2005 until 2006, Dowd also served as the hospital chaplain for Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire. From September 2006 until his episcopal ordination, Dowd worked as part of the diocesan curia as Associate Director for the Office of Pastoral Personnel, and as Director of the Diocesan Formation Services.[5]

Having been in the technological market before his ordination, Dowd started a blog in 2003. Dowd was the first Canadian priest to have a blog.[6] Also, Dowd was the person responsible for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops online presence; the first Episcopal Conference to have a website.[7] Dowd continues to use Facebook, Twitter and his own personal website to reach out to members of the Church and the world.

Episcopal career

On 11 July 2011, Dowd was nominated to be an Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Montréal by Pope Benedict XVI.[8] Dowd was nominated alongside Christian Lépine. Dowd and Lépine were consecrated on September 10, 2011 by Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, the then Archbishop of Montréal. In 2013, Dowd was appointed to the faculty of the Newman Institute of Catholic Studies.

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing my diocese". Thomas Dowd. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  2. ↑ "My episcopal coat of arms". Thomas Dowd. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Alumnus named youngest bishop in Canada". Concordia University. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  4. ↑ "'Facebooking Father' to become Canada's youngest bishop". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Fr. Thomas Dowd named auxiliary bishop". Archdiocese of Montréal. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Father Thomas Dowd". http://adventus.org. Retrieved 2012-04-10. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ↑ "Blogging priest to become Canada's youngest bishop". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  8. ↑ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". The Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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