Date of Birth:
October 23, 1930
Place of Birth:
Rathmore, County Kildare, Ireland

Family:
Parents: Patrick and Mary McNamara Flanagan (deceased)
Thomas is the oldest of 8 children
1 Brother deceased
3 Brothers & 3 Sisters live in Ireland with their families

Education:
1936 – 1945 Derrinturn National School - Parish of Carbury,County Kildare, Ireland
1945 - 1950 Apostolic School - Munngreat College - Limerick,County , Ireland

Major Seminary:
1950 – 1956 St. Patrick’s College – Thurles,County Tipperary, Ireland
1979 – Master of Divinity Degree, Oblate College of Southwest
1984 – Theology, Pontifical North American College Seminary, Rome

ORDINATIONS:

Priest, June 10, 1956
Cathedral of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ire
Ordaining Priest: Archbishop Jeremiah Kinane

Monsignor, November 29, 1989
San Antonio, Texas

Bishop, February 16, 1998
Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio, Texas
Principal Consecrator, Most Rev. Patrick F. Flores
Archbishop of San Antonio
Co-Consecrators, Most Reverend Edmond Carmody
Most Reverend John McCarthy

MINISTRY AS PRIEST

September 14, 1956 – Arrived in San Antonio, Texas

Assignments:

September 18, 1956 St. Michael’s Church – Weimer, Tx Associate Pastor
March 15, 1960 Assumption of the B. V.M. – Ganado, Tx Associate Pastor
February 22, 1961 St. Peter Prince of Apostles – San Antonio,Tx Associate Pastor
March 15, 1968 St. Vincent de Paul – San Antonio, Tx Spiritual Director
May 7, 1969 St. Agnes, Edna, Tx Administrator
February 18, 1970 St. Agnes, Edna, Tx Pastor
February 23, 1972 St. Vincent de Paul, San Antonio, Tx Pastor
October 1, 1985 St. Brigid, San Antonio, Tx Pastor

MINISTRY AS MONSIGNOR

Assignments:

October 1, 1991 St. Brigid, San Antonio, Tx Re-appointed Pastor

MINISTRY AS BISHOP

Assignments:

1956 – Present Member of Knights of Columbus
1963 St. Vincent de Paul Society – Spiritual Advisor to Archdiocesan Central Council
1972 – 1979 Served on Archdiocesan Personnel Board
1974 – 1979 Chairperson of Archdiocesan Personnel Board
1978 Archdiocesan Director of Priest’s Eucharistic League of Today’s Catholic
November 20, 1985 – Present Charismatic Movement – Archdiocese - Director
1984 – 1997 Served on Board of Consultors – appointed by Archbishop Flores
1981 Chaplain – San Antonio Chapter of KC
1981- 1985 & 1993 – 1995 Associate State Chaplain – KC
1987 Chairperson for Credentials for Papal visit of Pope John Paul II to S. A.
1991 San Antonio Community of Churches - President
1997 Billy Graham Crusade – Steering Committee – appointed by Archbishop Flores
1990 Conferral of the Monsignore Award at St. Gregory the Great, San Antonio
7/1/00 – 6/30/02 KC State Chaplain
5/2/03 Reappointed as a member of the College of Consultors for 5 year period

(THIS CV IS PRESENTLY BEING UPDATED)