Thomas Addis Emmet (bishop)
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ChurchCatholic Church
SeeTitular See of Tuscamia
AppointedJuly 3, 1930
In officeSeptember 21, 1930 – April 8, 1949
Thomas A. Emmet | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica | |
 Arthur A. O'Leary (left), Joseph C. O'Mahoney (center), and Thomas Addis Emmet (right) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Tuscamia |
| Appointed | July 3, 1930 |
| In office | September 21, 1930 – April 8, 1949 |
| Predecessor | Joseph N. Dinand, S.J. |
| Successor | John J. McEleney, S.J. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 30, 1909 by James Gibbons |
| Consecration | September 21, 1930 by William Henry O'Connell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1873 |
| Died | October 5, 1950 (aged 77) |
Thomas Addis Emmet, SJ August 23, 1873 – October 5, 1950) was an American-born bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica from 1930 to 1949.
Thomas Emmet was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Edward and Julia (O'Shaughnessy) Emmet. He received his primary and secondary education in Boston before enrolling in Boston College.[1]
Emmet made his novitiate in Frederick, Maryland and professed vows in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) on August 15, 1895. He continued his education at the College of the Sacred Heart in Woodstock, Maryland and was ordained a priest there by Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore on July 30, 1909.[1] He professed final vows on February 2, 1914.
