Thomas Joseph Drury

Thomas Joseph Drury
Bishop of Corpus Christi
Church	Roman Catholic
See	Corpus Christi
In office	1965 – 1983
Predecessor	Mariano Simon Garriga
Successor	René Henry Gracida
Orders
Ordination	June 2, 1935
Personal details
Born	January 4, 1908 Ballymote, Ireland
Previous post	Bishop of San Angelo

Thomas Joseph Drury (1908–1992) served as the first Roman Catholic bishop of San Angelo, Texas and fourth bishop of Corpus Christi.

Biography

Drury was born on January 4, 1908 in Ballymote, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on June 2, 1935 after immigrating to the United States. He was appointed Bishop of San Angelo on October 30, 1961.

On July 19, 1965, he was appointed Bishop of Corpus Christi. He served as the bishop of Corpus Christi during the Second Vatican Council, as well after. The implementation of Vatican II caused a lot turmoil within the Church. This caused Bishop Drury's tenure to be stressful.

Bishop Drury expanded diocesan activities from two to thirty-two departments including the establishment of Catholic Charities, the Office of Catholic Schools, the Catholic Youth Organization, and the Department of Hispanic Affairs. Drury created a Diocesan Pastoral Council to advise hime on current issues in the diocese. He also established a weekly newspaper, in 1966. It was originally called, Texas Gulf Coast Register, later known as Texas Gulf Coast Catholic. Today the newspaper is the official diocese newspaper called South Texas Catholic.

He retired on May 19, 1983 and died on July 22, 1992.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi
• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Mariano Simon Garriga	Bishop of Corpus Christi 1966–1983	Succeeded by René Henry Gracida
Preceded by None (diocese erected)	Bishop of San Angelo 1961–1965	Succeeded by Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe