Tom Burns (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Thomas Matthew Burns SM |
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| Bishop of Menevia | |
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| Province | Cardiff |
| Diocese | Menevia |
| Appointed | 16 October 2008 |
| Installed | 1 December 2008 |
| Predecessor | John Mark Jabalé |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 December 1971 |
| Consecration | 18 June 2002 by Cormac Murphy-O’Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Thomas Matthew Burns |
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3 June 1944 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Bishop of the Forces |
Thomas Matthew Burns SM (called Tom; born 3 June 1944) is a British Roman Catholic Bishop. On 16 October 2008 he was appointed as Bishop of Menevia by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming Bishop on 1 December 2008 when he took possession of his new See, on which day he ceased to be Bishop of the Forces. He is now Bishop Promoter for the Apostleship of the Sea, A Catholic organisation that provides pastoral and practical assistance to all seafarers.
Tom Burns was born in Belfast, but his family later moved to Lancashire. After studying at St. Mary's College, Blackburn, a sixth form in an Exeter school, and a monastery in Paignton, Burns was ordained to the priesthood on 16 December 1971, for the Society of Mary.
On 24 May 2002, he was appointed to head the military ordinariate of Great Britain, the Bishopric of the Forces. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 18 June from Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, with Bishop Francis Walmsley and Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly serving as co-consecrators.
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