Most Reverend Thomas J. Gumbleton

Most Reverend Thomas J. Gumbleton passed on from this life on April 4, 2024, at the age of 94.

Bishop Gumbleton was born on January 26, 1930, and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 2, 1956.

Bishop Gumbleton served as Pastor of St. Leo Parish, Detroit and St. Aloysius Parish, Detroit. He served as Administrator of St. Leo Parish, Detroit and Holy Ghost Parish, Detroit. He also served as Parochial Vicar at St. Alphonsus Parish, Dearborn, and in the Chancellor’s Office. Bishop Gumbleton took Senior Status February 15, 2006.

Bishop Gumbleton is predeceased by his parents, Vincent and Helen Gumbleton; sister, Loretta Grace; and brothers, Vincent, Gerrard, Raymond, John, James and Daniel. He is survived by his sister, Sister Irene Gumbleton, IHM. Condolences may be sent to his sister, Sr. Irene Gumbleton, 415 North Shore Drive, St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080.

Visitation for Bishop Gumbleton will begin on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 1 PM, with a Prayer Service at 4 PM, at the IHM Sisters Motherhouse, 610 West Elm Avenue, Monroe. Visitation will continue on Thursday, April 11, from 2 – 8 PM, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1000 Eliot Street, Detroit. (Click here for the visitation livestream), and on Friday, April 12, from 12 – 8 PM at Chas. Verheyden, Inc., 16300 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park. Bishop Gumbleton will lie instate on Saturday, April 13, from 9:30 AM until the time of his funeral Mass at 11 AM, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 9844 Woodward Avenue, Detroit. His funeral Mass will be livestreamed here. Interment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield.

Kindly pray for the repose of the soul of Most Reverend Thomas Gumbleton and for consolation for his family.