Thomas Vose Daily

Thomas Vose Daily (September 23, 1927 – May 14, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York from 1990 to 2003. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach in Florida from 1984 to 1990 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1975 to 1984

Biography Early life Thomas Daily was born in Belmont, Massachusetts, to John F. and Mary McBride (née Vose) Daily, on September 23, 1927. He attended at Boston College and later St. John's Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts.

Priesthood Daily was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston on January 10, 1952, by Cardinal Richard Cushing at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. In 1960, Daily joined the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle, which assigned him to the Limatambo area of Cusco, Peru. He spent five years as a missionary in Peru.

After returning to Boston, Daily was assigned again to St. Ann's Parish, where he served as assistant pastor until 1971. Cardinal Humberto Medeiros named Daily as his personal secretary and later as vicar for temporalities.

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston On December 28, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed Daily as an auxiliary bishop of Boston. He was consecrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on February 11, 1975, by Medeiros. In 1976, Medeiros appointed Daily as vicar general of the archdiocese.

In 2002, Daily was criticized for his past involvement in cases of priests accused of sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston. He acknowledged his "profound regret" over some of his decisions when vicar general in Boston. In retirement, Daily served as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and as a board member of the Society of St. James the Apostle in Boston and the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities in Washington, D.C.