Thomas Collins (bishop of Meath) explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Most Reverend^[1]
Thomas Gibson George Collins
Honorific-Suffix:	DD
Order:	Dean of Belfast
Term Start:	1919
Term End:	1926
Order2:	Bishop of Meath
Term Start2:	1926
Term End2:	1927
Birth Date:	2 April 1873
Birth Place:	Dublin
Death Date:	3 July 1927 ^[2]
Death Place:	Navan
Nationality:	Irish
Alma Mater:	Trinity College, Dublin
Spouse:	Kathleen Lily Bell née Hollwey

Thomas Gibson George Collins was Bishop of Meath for a short time in the second quarter of the 20th century.^[3]

Ordained in 1896, he was firstly a curate at Maralin before becoming Rector of Rathfriland^[4] then Warrenpoint and St James’ Belfast;^[5] and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, Dean of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Despite his style he is not an archbishop but by tradition the "Premier Bishop" of Ireland > Debrett’s Correct Form Montague-Smith, P (Ed): London, Debrett’s,1992
2. [The Times]
3. “A New History of Ireland” Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F: by Theodore William Moody, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne, Art Cosgrove: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976
4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Kelly’s, 1913
5. http://www.ship-of-fools.com/mystery/1999/042Mystery.html Photo of church
6. [Who's Who|“Who was Who”]