Province New York Name Thomas Daily Term ended August 1, 2003 Nationality American Appointed February 20, 1990 | Installed April 18, 1990 Predecessor Francis Mugavero Diocese Brooklyn | |
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Ordination January 10, 1952
by Richard Cushing Consecration February 11, 1975
by Humberto Sousa Medeiros Born September 23, 1927
Belmont, Massachusetts ( 1927-09-23 ) Education Saint John's Seminary, Boston College | ||
Successor Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio | ||
Memorial for the most reverend thomas vose daily sixth bishop of brooklyn
Thomas Vose Daily (September 23, 1927 – May 14, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1990 to 2003, and served as Bishop Emeritus until 2017.
Contents
- Memorial for the most reverend thomas vose daily sixth bishop of brooklyn
- Early life and ordination
- Missionary in Peru
- Return to Boston
- Bishop of Palm Beach
- Bishop of Brooklyn
- Resignation and retirement
- Death
- References
Early life and ordination
Bishop Daily was born to John F. and Mary McBride (née Vose) Daily, a member of an established New England family, in Belmont, Massachusetts in 1927. Upon completion of his studies at first Boston College and later St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, he was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston in 1952 by Richard Cardinal Cushing at Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Following ordination, he was assigned as curate for St. Ann's church in Wollaston, Quincy. He remained in that post through the rest of that decade.
Missionary in Peru
In 1960, Bishop Daily joined the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle and moved to the Limatambo area of Cusco, Peru. He spent five years as a missionary in Peru. In Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Parish, Limatambo you can see the baptismal record books with his signature. Still survive the church and old rectory built by the american priests as people use to called them.
Return to Boston
After returning to Boston, he was assigned again to St. Ann's, where he served as assistant pastor until 1971. He was appointed to the position of secretary to Cardinal Humberto Sousa Medeiros and later Vicar for Temporalities. In 1975, he was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Boston and in 1976 was appointed vicar general of the archdiocese. Because of his fluency in Spanish, he was given special duties regarding the Spanish-speaking members of the archdiocese.
Bishop of Palm Beach
On July 17, 1984, just four months after Bernard Law was installed as Archbishop of Boston, Bishop Daily was appointed the first bishop of the new Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida. Among his most noteworthy actions were his leading of pro-life prayer vigils at local abortion clinics. From 1987 to 2003, Bishop Daily also served as the Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus.
Bishop of Brooklyn
In 1990, Bishop Daily was installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, succeeding Bishop Francis J. Mugavero. Shortly after his installation, he responded to a reporter's question by stating that the then-Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, would not be welcomed as a speaker in the diocese's parishes because of Cuomo's pro-choice position on abortion, which was directly at odds with Catholic teaching.
Resignation and retirement
On August 1, 2003, Daily announced his resignation as a bishop had finally been accepted by the Vatican, ten months after he had submitted a letter of resignation upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Bishop Daily was the Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn and was a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and a member of the boards of the Society of St. James the Apostle in Boston and the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.
Death
Daily died on the morning of May 15, 2017 at 12:02 am according to the Tablet at the Bishop Mugavero Residence in Douglaston, Queens. He was 89.