Thomas Michael O'Leary

Thomas Michael O'Leary (August 16, 1875 – October 10, 1949) was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (1921-1949). The third of seven children, O'Leary was born in Dover, New Hampshire, to Michael and Margaret (née Howland) O'Leary. He graduated from Mungret College in Limerick, Ireland in 1892, and then studied philosophy and theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maxime Decelles on December 18, 1897. He then served in parishes at Manchester (1898-1899) and Concord (1899-1904), and was named chancellor (1904) and later vicar general (1914) of the Diocese of Manchester.

Thomas Michael O'Leary

Thomas Michael O'Leary (August 16, 1875 – October 10, 1949) was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts (1921-1949). The third of seven children, O'Leary was born in Dover, New Hampshire, to Michael and Margaret (née Howland) O'Leary. He graduated from Mungret College in Limerick, Ireland in 1892, and then studied philosophy and theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maxime Decelles on December 18, 1897. He then served in parishes at Manchester (1898-1899) and Concord (1899-1904), and was named chancellor (1904) and later vicar general (1914) of the Diocese of Manchester.