American prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1950)
His Excellency, The Most Reverend
George Leo Thomas
Metropolitan Archbishop of Las Vegas
Church
Catholic
See
Las Vegas
Appointed
May 30, 2023
Predecessor
Himself
(as bishop)
Joseph A. Pepe
(as previous bishop)
Orders
Ordination
May 22, 1976 by Raymond Hunthausen
Consecration
January 28, 2000 by Alexander Joseph Brunett, William S. Skylstad, and Carlos Arthur Sevilla
Personal details
Born
George Leo Thomas
(1950-05-19) May 19, 1950 (age 74)
Anaconda, Montana, US
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Parents
George and Mary (née Cronin) Thomas
Previous post(s)
Bishop of Las Vegas (2018–2023)
Bishop of Helena (2004-2018)
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and Titular Bishop of Vagrauta (2000–2004)
Alma mater
Carroll College
St. Thomas Seminary
University of Washington
Motto
Christ our light
Ordination history of George Leo Thomas
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by
Raymond Hunthausen
Date
May 22, 1976
Place
Archdiocese of Seattle
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Alexander Brunett
Co-consecrators
William S. Skylstad
Carlos Sevilla, SJ
Date
January 28, 2000
Place
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, Washington Archdiocese of Seattle
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by George Leo Thomas as principal consecrator
Gregory W. Gordon
July 16, 2021
Styles of George Leo Thomas
Reference style
His Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken style
Your Excellency
Religious style
Archbishop
George Leo Thomas (born May 19, 1950) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas in Nevada since 2023. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas from 2018 to its upgrade as archdiocese in 2023.
Thomas previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Helena in Montana from 2004 to 2018 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State from 1999 to 2004.
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in San Jose by Bishop Patrick McGrath, with Archbishop George Niederauer and Bishop GeorgeThomas acting as co-consecrators. On September 16, 2013, Archbishop...
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