Toolen, Thomas J., 1886-1976
- Authoritative Name:
- Toolen, Thomas J., 1886-1976
- Biography:
- Archbishop Thomas Joseph Toolen was a Roman Catholic bishop and the sixth Bishop of Mobile. He was appointed Bishop of Mobile on February 28, 1927, and consecrated on May 4, 1927. The Diocese of Mobile was renamed the Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham on May 27, 1954, at which time Toolen was appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mobile-Birmingham. Toolen retired when the diocese split into the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and the Diocese of Mobile, on September 29, 1969. Upon retirement, he was named Titular Archbishop of Glastonia. He died December 4, 1976, and is entombed in the crypt of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile, Alabama.
- Associated Subjects:
- Toolen, Thomas J., 1886-1976
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