Thomas Winning

Thomas Joseph Cardinal Winning ( born June 3, 1925 in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, † June 17, 2001 in Glasgow ) was Archbishop of Glasgow.

Life

Thomas Joseph Winning studied Catholic theology and philosophy at Aberdeen, Glasgow and Rome and received his doctorate in canon law. On 18 December 1948 he was ordained a priest

After further study he was in 1953 as a pastor in Hamilton and Motherwell as well as Diocesan Secretary of the Diocese of Motherwell. From 1961 he was Spiritual Director of the Pontifical Scots College ( The Pontifical Scots College) in Rome, in 1965, he became a lawyer of the Roman Rota. From 1966 to 1970 he was chaplain and prosecuted ex officio on the diocesan court of Motherwell. From 1970 to 1972 he was the first president of the Scottish national dish.

Pope Paul VI. 1971 appointed him titular bishop of Lugmad and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Glasgow.

In the years 1971 to 1974 Thomas Joseph Winning served as Vicar General of the Administration of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and also worked as a priest in Clydebank. On April 23, 1974, he was appointed Archbishop of Glasgow. He stood from 1985 to 2001 as president of the Scottish bishops' conference before. 1992 Thomas Joseph Winning was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde. Pope John Paul II took him on 26 November 1994 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte to the College of Cardinals.

Thomas Joseph Cardinal Winning died on June 17, 2001 in Glasgow and was buried in the crypt of the local cathedral.