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Previous Bishops

- Find here all the faithful servants who have shepherded our Diocese since its creation. Some of them have already gone back to Our Father; remember to pray for the repose of their souls.
- Most Reverend Herbert A. Bevard
  
  Ordained: May 20, 1972
  (Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  
  Appointed Bishop of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands:
  July 7, 2008
  
  Episcopal Ordination and Installation:
  September 3, 2008
  
  Retired:
  September 18, 2020
- Most Reverend George V. Murry, S.J.
  
  Ordained Priest:
  June 9, 1979
  
  Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago:
  January 24, 1995
  
  Episcopal Ordination:
  March 20, 1995
  
  Appointed Coadjutor of the Diocese of St. Thomas:
  May 4, 1998
  
  Installed as Bishop of St. Thomas:
  June 30, 1999
  
  Transferred to the Diocese of Youngstown:
  March 28, 2007
- Most Reverend Elliott G. Thomas
  
  Ordained Priest:
  June 6, 1986
  
  Episcopal Ordination and Installation:
  December 12, 1993
  
  Retired:
  June 30, 1999
  
  Died:
  February 28, 2019
- Most Reverend Sean P. O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap.
  
  Ordained Priest:
  August 29, 1970
  
  Appointed Coadjutor:
  May 30, 1984
  
  Episcopal Ordination:
  August 2, 1984
  
  Installed as Diocesan Bishop:
  October 16, 1985
  
  Transferred to Diocese of Fall River:
  August 11, 1992
- Most Reverend Edward J. Harper, C.Ss.R.
  
  Ordained Priest:
  June 18, 19 39
  
  Consecrated Bishop:
  October 6, 1960
  
  Named First Residential Bishop of St. Thomas:
  April 20, 1977
  
  Retired:
  October 15, 1985
  
  Died: December 2, 1990