Francis Thomson (bishop)


Francis Thomson
Bishop Emeritus of Motherwell
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseMotherwell
Appointed8 December 1964
Term ended14 December 1982
PredecessorJames Donald Scanlan
SuccessorJoseph Devine
Orders
Ordination15 June 1946
Consecration24 February 1965
by James Donald Scanlan
Personal details
Born
Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson

15 May 1917
Died6 December 1987 (aged 70)
Partick, Glasgow
BuriedMotherwell Cathedral
NationalityScottish
MottoSperans in Domino[1]

Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson (15 May 1917 – 6 December 1987) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Motherwell from 1964 to 1982.[2]

  1. ^ https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/moth1.htm?tab=bishops
  2. ^ "Bishop Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.