Thomas Croke

The Most Reverend

Thomas Croke

ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseCashel and Emly
Installed5 July 1875
Term ended22 July 1902
PredecessorPatrick Leahy
SuccessorThomas Fennelly
Other post(s)Bishop of Auckland (1870–74)
Orders
OrdinationMay 1847
Personal details
Born(1824-05-28)28 May 1824
Died22 July 1902(1902-07-22) (aged 78)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
BuriedCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles
NationalityIrish
ResidenceArchbishop's Palace, Thurles
ParentsWilliam Croke and Isabella Plummer
EducationDoctor of Divinity
Alma materIrish College in Paris
Pontifical Irish College

Thomas William Croke D.D. (28 May 1824 – 22 July 1902) was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (1870–74) and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He was important in the Irish nationalist movement, especially as a Champion of the Irish National Land League in the 1880s. The main Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Dublin is named Croke Park, in his honour.