Alumnus Fr. Thomas Dowd named youngest bishop in Canada.
Alumnus (BComm ‘92) Fr. Thomas Dowd has been named Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. He is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Theological Studies. The nomination was announced July 11.
He is the fifth English-speaking auxiliary bishop of Montreal and at 40-years-old, Bishop-elect Dowd is the youngest bishop in Canada.
His date of ordination to the episcopate has not yet been set.
Related links:
• Fr. Thomas Dowd: Faculty profile
• Catholic Church of Montreal
• "Blogging priest to become Canada’s youngest bishop" - Globe and Mail, July 17, 2011
