Thomas Joseph Drury

Thomas Joseph Drury DD LHD (January 4, 1908 – July 22, 1992) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1962 to 1965 and as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in Texas from 1965 to 1983.

Biography

Early life Thomas Drury was born on January 4, 1908, in Ballymote, Ireland. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop Robert Lucey for the Diocese of Amarillo on June 2, 1935, after immigrating to the United States. Drury created a diocesan pastoral council to advise him on current issues in the diocese. He also established a weekly newspaper, Texas Gulf Coast Register, in 1966

Retirement and death Pope John Paul II accepted Drury's resignation as bishop of Corpus Christi on May 19, 1983. Thomas Drury died in Neptune Township, New Jersey, on July 22, 1992, at age 84.