Thomas Joseph Mardaga was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Thomas Mardaga
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Thomas Mardaga served as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware from 1968 until his death in 1984.
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Thomas Mardaga previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 1966 to 1968.
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Thomas Mardaga was born on May 14,1913, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Thomas and Agnes Mardaga.
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Thomas Mardaga received his early education at the parochial school of St Ann Parish in Baltimore.
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Thomas Mardaga attended St Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland before studying for the priesthood at St Mary's Seminary in Baltimore.
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Thomas Mardaga was named a domestic prelate by the Vatican in 1963.
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On December 9,1966, Thomas Mardaga was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and titular bishop of Mutugenna by Pope Paul VI.
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Thomas Mardaga received his episcopal consecration on January 25,1967, from Cardinal Lawrence Shehan, with Bishops John Russell and Thomas Murphy serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore.
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Thomas Mardaga's installation took place at St Elizabeth Church in Wilmington, Delaware on April 6,1968.
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Thomas Mardaga reorganized the diocesan curia and created a ministry for migrant workers.
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Thomas Mardaga died on May 28,1984, at age 71 from cancer at St Francis Hospital in Wilmington.