Pope Francis names new bishop for
Beaumont, Texas
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Pope Francis appoints Monsignor David Toups as the new
bishop of Beaumont, Texas.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis on Monday named Monsignor David L. Toups as the
new bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, USA.
Monsignor Toups, a priest of the Diocese of St Petersburg,
Florida, has been serving as Rector of St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in
Boynton Beach.
He succeeds Bishop Curtis J. Guillory, S.V.D., whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese was accepted by the Holy
Father.
Curriculum vitae of Monsignor David L. Toups
Bishop-elect Toups was born on March 26, 1971 in Seattle,
Washington, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 14, 1997 for the Diocese
of Saint Petersburg.
Monsignor Toups attended Florida Southern College in
Lakeland before entering St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Theology in 1993. He attended the
Pontifical North American College in Rome and obtained a Bachelor of Sacred
Theology and Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian
University, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University
of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum).
His assignments after ordination include: Parochial Vicar at
St. Francis Cabrini Parish in Spring Hill (1997-2001); doctoral studies at the
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (2002-2004), Assistant Dean of
Students (2004) and Dean of Students (2004-2006) at St. Vincent de Paul
Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach; the Administrative Council, Faculty Council
and Seminary Formation Team, and Professor of Sacramental and Liturgical
Theology at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary (2004-2006).
Between 2007-2010, Monsignor Toups was released from
diocesan assignment to serve as the Associate Director of the Secretariat for
Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations at the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops in Washington. He returned to the Diocese of Saint Petersburg in 2010
and served as Pastor of Christ the King Parish in Tampa (2010-2012) before
being named as President and Rector of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in
2012 where he currently serves.
Bishop-elect Toups has also served as a member of the
diocesan Presbyteral Council (1997-2001), the National Board of the National
Federation of Priests’ Councils (1997-2001), and as Observer for Region IV to
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ November meetings from 2000-2002.
He is fluent in English and Spanish, and has familiarity
with Italian.
The Diocese of Beaumont is comprised of 7,878 square miles
in the State of Texas and has a total population of 643,798 of which 68,597 are
Catholic.
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