1. David Leon Toups was born on 26 March 1971 and is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Beaumont since 2020.
13 Facts About David Toups
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David Toups was previously rector of St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida.
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David Toups was born on March 26,1971, in Seattle, Washington.
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David Toups first attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
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David Toups then traveled to Rome to enter the Pontifical North American College.
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David Toups ultimately obtained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
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David Toups was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Saint Petersburg on June 14,1997 at the Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle in St Petersburg by Bishop Robert Lynch.
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David Toups served as a board member of the National Federation of Priests' Councils.
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David Toups served as the parochial vicar of St Frances Cabrini Parish in Spring Hill, Florida.
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In 2002, David Toups returned to Rome to study at the University of St Thomas Aquinas, receiving a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree in 2004.
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In 2007, David Toups left St Vincent de Paul to become associate director of the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations at the USCCB in Washington DC That position ended in 2010 when the Diocese of St Petersburg named him as pastor of Christ the King Parish in Tampa, Florida.
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David Toups was moved from that position in 2012, to become rector and president of the St Vincent de Paul.
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David Toups was consecrated by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on August 21,2020 at the Cathedral Basilica of St Anthony in Beaumont.