Bishop Daly on wildfires in Spokane County

Written By Most Reverend Thomas A. Daly

Dear Faithful of Eastern Washington,

As the devastation from the recent Gray and Oregon Road wildfires continues to unfold in our community, I want to assure all those impacted by the fire of my prayerful support. In particular, I am aware that several people belonging to St. Mary Presentation Parish in Deer Park and St. Anne Parish in Medical Lake lost their homes. I am grateful to all those who have offered financial support for the fire victims, and I trust that the faithful of eastern Washington will join me in ongoing prayer for them and their loved ones.

Respectfully yours in Christ,

Most Revered Thomas A. Daly

Most Reverend Thomas A. Daly

Thomas Daly was born April 30, 1960, in San Francisco. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco in 1982; a master of divinity from St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, in 1987; and a master of education degree from Boston College in 1996. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1987. 

Pope Benedict XVI named him auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose on March 16, 2011. He was ordained on May 25, 2011.

Pope Francis named him the seventh Bishop of Spokane on March 12, 2015.  Bishop Daly was installed on May 20, 2015 in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane.  

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