The Most Reverend Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe, who served as the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas from 1969 until 1990, died peacefully Saturday morning at St. Joseph Retirement Center in Dallas, according to a press release.Born in Pilot Point on December 17, 1915 to Louis and Catherine Sloan Tschoepe, Bishop Tschoepe entered the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio and was ordained there May 30, 1943.
He was appointed Bishop of Dallas in 1969.
"We mourn the passing of a wonderful leader, bishop and priest. Bishop Thomas Tschoepe was instrumental in building up the Catholic
Church in Dallas," Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said to members of his diocese.
"He built churches to meet the needs of the growing Catholic population and established ministries and programs in English and Spanish that helped so many people to grow in their faith. I ask that all join me in prayers of Thanksgiving for Bishop Tschoepes leadership, life and priesthood and that Eternal Light now shines upon him."
During Bishop Tschoepes tenure in the Diocese of Dallas, he continued to enact the reforms dictated by Vatican II that his predecessor had begun to implement.
The Diocese of Dallas experienced great growth in every direction. Fifteen new parishes were established by Bishop Tschoepe and he established many new diocesan offices.
On December 12, 1976, Bishop Tschoepe promulgated the Vatican decree re-designating Sacred Heart Cathedral as the Cathedral Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe (Catedral Santuario de Guadalupe).
Bishop Tschoepe retired in 1990 and he celebrated his 65th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood in May 2008. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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