Tom Burns (bishop)

The Right Reverend Thomas Matthew Burns SM
Bishop emeritus of Menevia
Bishop Burns in 2013
Province	Cardiff
Diocese	Menevia
Appointed	16 October 2008
Installed	1 December 2008
Term ended	11 July 2019
Predecessor	John Mark Jabalé
Successor	Mark O'Toole
Orders
Ordination	16 December 1971
Consecration	18 June 2002 by Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Thomas Matthew Burns (1944-06-03) 3 June 1944 (age 80) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Bishop of the Forces

Thomas Matthew Burns SM KC*HS (born 3 June 1944) is a British Roman Catholic bishop. On 16 October 2008, he was appointed as Bishop of Menevia by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming so on 1 December 2008 when he took possession of his new see, on which day he ceased to be Bishop of the Forces.^[1] He is now bishop promoter for the Apostleship of the Sea, A Catholic organisation that provides pastoral and practical assistance to all seafarers. It was announced in July 2019 that Burns had retired from the role of Bishop of Menevia after 11 years.