| Title | Vicar Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands |
|---|---|
| Honorific suffix | SM |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Solomon Islands |
| Term | July 3, 1930 – June 14, 1960 |
| Predecessor | Maurice Boch |
| Successor | Leo Lemay |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Barbalissus (1930-1969) |
| Ordination | June 15, 1922 |
| Consecration | October 26, 1930 |
| Consecrated by | Bartolomeo Cattaneo |
| Ordained by | Thomas Joseph Shahan |
| Birth date | August 4, 1893 |
| Birth place | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Death date | June 11, 1969 (aged 75) |
| Death place | Daly City, California, United States |
Thomas James Wade (August 4, 1893 – June 11, 1969) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Wade was ordain a priest on June 15, 1922, for the Society of Mary. On July 3, 1930, Wade was appointed bishop for the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and auxiliary bishop of Barbalissus. Wade was ordained bishop on October 14, 1930; he resigned on June 14, 1960.[1]
As the first native English speaking Catholic bishop in the Pacific missions, Wade was able to secure strong support from Australia and the United States and his mission was successful despite major disruption during the Japanese occupation.[2]
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- ^ Thomas James Wade
- ^ Laracy, Hugh (2015). "Imperium in imperio? The Catholic Church in Bougainville". Bougainville Before the Conflict. Regan, Anthony J (ed.). ANU Press. pp. 125–135. ISBN 9781921934247. JSTOR j.ctt1bgzbgg.16