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Thomas Joseph Lobsinger

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Thomas Joseph Lobsinger
OMI
Bishop of Whitehorse
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Whitehorse
In office 3 July 1987 – 15 April 2000
Predecessor Hubert O'Connor
Successor Gary Gordon
Orders
Ordination 29 May 1954
Consecration 1 October 1987
by Hubert O'Connor
Personal details
Born 17 November 1927
Ayton, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, British Empire
Died 15 April 2000 (aged 72)
near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Thomas Joseph Lobsinger (17 November 1927 – April 15 2000) was a Canadian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse. He was ordained in 1954. He was appointed in 1987. Bishop Lobsinger died on 15 April 2000, when the small plane he was piloting crashed into a frozen lake near Whitehorse, Yukon.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation "Thomas Joseph Lobsinger". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 6 February 2022; "Diocese of Whitehorse Canada". GCatholic. Retrieved 6 February 2022; "Bishop of Whitehorse killed in plane crash". CBC. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2025.