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Thomas Ludger Dupré
American prelate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Ludger Dupré (November 10, 1933 – December 30, 2016) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts from 1995 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1990 to 1995.
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Thomas Ludger Dupré | |
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Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts | |
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See | Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts |
In office | May 8, 1995 - February 11, 2004 |
Predecessor | John Aloysius Marshall |
Successor | Timothy A. McDonnell |
Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts 1990 to 1995 |
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Ordination | May 23, 1959 by Christopher Weldon |
Consecration | May 31, 1990 by Joseph Maguire |
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Born | (1933-11-10)November 10, 1933 |
Died | December 30, 2016(2016-12-30) (aged 83) Silver Spring, Maryland, US |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Education | Assumption College Grand Seminary of Montreal Catholic University of America |
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In 2004, Dupré was indicted (but not prosecuted) on two counts of child molestation. He was the first American Catholic bishop to be indicted in the church sexual abuse scandal of the 20th century.