Thomas Winning
Thomas Joseph Winning FRSE FEIS (3 June 1925 – 17 June 2001) was a Scottish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 and President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland from 1985 until his death. Winning was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994.
Thomas Winning | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Glasgow |
| Appointed | 23 April 1974 |
| Term ended | 17 June 2001 |
| Predecessor | James Donald Scanlan |
| Successor | Mario Joseph Conti |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-priest of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 December 1948 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 30 November 1971 (Bishop) by James Donald Scanlan |
| Created cardinal | 26 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Joseph Winning 3 June 1925 |
| Died | 17 June 2001 (aged 76) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Buried | Crypt of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow |
| Parents | Thomas Winning and Agnes Winning (née Canning) |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow and Titular Bishop of Lugmad (1971–1974) |
| Alma mater | Our Lady's High School, Motherwell |
| Motto | Caritas Christi urget nos |
| Coat of arms | |
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