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David Douglas Crosby

The Most Reverend
David Douglas Crosby
O.M.I.
Bishop of Hamilton
See Hamilton
Predecessor Anthony F. Tonnos
Other posts Bishop of St. George’s Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador (2003–2007)
Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (2007–2010)
Orders
Ordination 27 September 1975
Personal details
Born (1949-06-28) June 28, 1949 (age 67)
Marathon, Ontario
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David Douglas Crosby
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Reference style Bishop
Spoken style His Grace
Religious style Most Reverend

David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. (born 28 June 1949) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Bishop of Hamilton, having previously served as Bishop of St. George’s Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador (2003–2007) and Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (2007–2010). On Thursday, September 17, 2015, during the fall 2015 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Bishop Crosby was elected President-elect of the Conference; he will take office at the end of the fall 2015 Plenary Assembly. At that time, Bishop Crosby will succeed the outgoing President, Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Bishop Crosby is a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.), though as a bishop his immediate superior is now the Pope.

Crosby was born in Marathon, Ontario the oldest of seven children of Natalie and David Crosby. He graduated from St. Patrick's College at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and French. In 1975 he earned his Bachelor of Theology at St. Paul University and his Masters of Pastoral Studies (Counselling) in 1976.


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