Thomas Grace

Thomas Langdon Grace (November 14, 1814-February 22, 1897) was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was installed as Bishop on July 29, 1859 after a year and a half long period of sede vacante in that see, and resigned on July 31, 1884, succeeded by John Ireland (archbishop). On September 24, 1889, in recognition of his service as bishop, he was appointed to the title of Archbishop "ad personam". On his death in 1897 he was granted the title of "Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul", a title which was slightly modified in 1966 with the addition of the words "and Minneapolis". Totino-Grace High School, a Roman Catholic high school in Fridley, Minnesota, bears his name.