Thomas Francis Markham (March 22, 1891 – June 9, 1952) was a
Roman Catholic
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bishop.
Born in
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of ...
, Markham was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 1917, for the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
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. Markham was appointed titular bishop of
Acalissus
Acalissus or Akalissos ( el, Ἀκαλισσός) was a town of ancient Lycia, an early bishopric, and remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Coins were minted at Acalissus, some of which are housed at numismatic collections.
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and auxiliary bishop of the Boston Archdiocese on July 18, 1950, and was ordained on September 14, 1950.
Thomas Francis Markham
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1891 births
1952 deaths
People from Lowell, Massachusetts
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
Religious leaders from Massachusetts
Catholics from Massachusetts
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