Thomas Arthur Connolly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Catholic bishop
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1899
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: 18-Apr-1991
Profession: Catholic priest
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Thomas Arthur Connolly
- Thomas Arthur Connolly (October 5, 1899 – April 18, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
- He served as the fifth bishop and first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle from 1950–1975.
- Born in San Francisco, California, Connolly was ordained to the priesthood in San Francisco in 1926.
- As a priest, he held several posts in the San Francisco area before being appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1939.
- In 1948, Connolly was named coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Seattle with right of succession to Bishop Gerald Shaughnessy, who had been in poor health for several years.
- Archbishop Connolly, who selected the episcopal motto Justitia et Pax ("Justice and Peace"), took bold steps in supporting the civil rights movement, ecumenical programs, and labor issues.
- He attended the Second Vatican Council and helped guide the archdiocese through the tumultuous era of the 1960s.
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