Thomas Joseph Grady

Thomas Joseph Grady (October 9, 1914 – April 21, 2002) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the second bishop of the Diocese of Orlando in Florida from 1974 to 1989, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1967 to 1974.

Biography

Early life and education Thomas Grady was born on October 9, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a police captain, Michael Grady, who twice arrested Al Capone. He attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois.

Ordination and ministry On April 23, 1938, Grady was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Cardinal George Mundelein. Grady studied in Rome for a year before returning to Chicago. He earned a Master of Arts degree in English from Loyola University Chicago in 1944. He oversaw the establishment 18 new parishes, a tourism ministry, the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center on the shores of Lake Howell, and a Mission Office to forge a relationship with a sister diocese. This sister diocese is the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic.