Thomas Gumbleton
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thomas John Gumbleton J.C.D |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit Titular Bishop of Ululi |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Detroit |
| Appointed | March 8, 1968 |
| Installed | May 1, 1968 |
| Term ended | February 2, 2006 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Ululi |
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| Ordination | June 2, 1956 by Edward Aloysius Mooney |
| Consecration | May 1, 1968 by John Francis Dearden, Alexander M. Zaleski, and Joseph M. Breitenbeck |
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January 26, 1930 Detroit, Michigan |
| Previous post | Vicar General |
| Motto | Be doers of the Word |
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Styles of Thomas John Gumbleton |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Thomas John Gumbleton (born January 26, 1930) is a retired Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Born in Detroit in 1930, Gumbleton attended Sacred Heart Seminary High School, and later Sacred Heart Seminary. He then went on to study at St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, and also the Pontifical Lateran University. He earned a B.A. degree in 1952, a M.Div. degree in 1956, and then later earned a J.C.D in 1964. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 1956, by Cardinal Edward Mooney.
In 1968 Gumbleton was made the Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Detroit, and was later named Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit on March 4, 1968. He served as the pastor to a number of parishes including St. Aloysius, Holy Ghost and also at St. Leo's in Detroit until 2007.
Gumbleton founded the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights in December 1980 with former Episcopal Bishop Harry Coleman McGehee, Jr. and Rabbi Richard Hertz.
Gumbleton has been awarded a number of honorary degrees, including an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from a number of Education Institutions.
Gumbleton was the founding president of Pax Christi USA in 1972. Pax Christi is an organisation devoted to promoting peace, and Bishop Gumbleton remains one of the organisation's "Ambassadors for the Peace".
Bishop Gumbleton has traveled extensively, given speeches, and has participated in prayer vigils and television and radio appearances. Gumbleton's Sunday homilies from St Leo's parish are documented by the National Catholic Reporter, where he also wrote a regular column.
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