Anthony F. Tonnos Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Anthony F. Tonnos
8th Bishop of Hamilton
See:Hamilton
Enthroned:July 12, 1983[1]
Ended:September 24, 2010
Predecessor:Paul Francis Reding
Successor:Douglas Crosby
Birth Name:Anthony Frederick Tonnos
Birth Date:1 August 1935
Birth Place:Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Alma Mater:
Coat Of Arms:Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery - Burlington, ON 09-29-2018 3-15-40 PM.jpg

Anthony Frederick Tonnos (born August 1, 1935) is a Canadian prelate who currently serves as the Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton.[2]

Education

Tonnos studied at the University of Toronto, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went to study at the University of St. Michael's College where he received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology.[3] [4]

On September 24, 2010, Tonnos had retired. He continues to serve as the Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton[5]

The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board named one of their secondary schools in Ancaster in his honour, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School.

Bishop Name:Anthony F. Tonnos
Dipstyle:Bishop
Offstyle:Your Grace
Relstyle:The Most Reverend

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishops. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128003114/https://hamiltondiocese.com/uploads/docs/bishops.pdf. January 28, 2021. January 28, 2021. Hamilton Diocese.
  2. Web site: The Most Reverend Anthony F. Tonnos D.D. :: Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. March 28, 2012.
  3. Web site: Most Reverend Anthony F. Tonnos, DD. January 28, 2021. ccbi-utoronto.
  4. Web site: Bishop Anthony Frederick Tonnos [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. January 28, 2021. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  5. Web site: Hamilton. Diocese of. History of the Diocese of Hamilton - Bishop Anthony Tonnos. 2021-01-28. Diocese of Hamilton. en-CA.