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Thomas Joseph Costello (February 23, 1929 – February 15, 2019) was an American prelate of the
Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
who served as an auxiliary bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse The Diocese of Syracuse is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in New York, United States. The of Syracuse includes the territory of seven counties of Central and South Central New York State: Broome, Chena ...
. Born in
Camden, New York Camden is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 4,934 at the 2010 census. The town of Camden contains a village also called Camden. The town is in the northwestern part of Oneida County and is northwest of the Ci ...
, Costello was ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1954, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and served as a priest for 24 years before being consecrated a bishop on March 13, 1978. In addition to serving as auxiliary bishop of Syracuse, he was also named Titular Bishop of 'Precides." In the years before being elevated to bishop, Costello received the title of monsignor from Pope Paul VI in 1965. He retired on March 23, 2004.Thomas Joseph Costello
/ref> He died on February 15, 2019.


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Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse Official Site
1929 births 2019 deaths People from Camden, New York 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic bishops of Syracuse {{US-RC-bishop-stub