David Toups

The Most Reverend David Leon Toups
Bishop of Beaumont
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Beaumont
Appointed	June 9, 2020
Installed	August 21, 2020
Predecessor	Curtis J. Guillory
Personal details
Born	(1971-03-26) March 26, 1971 Seattle, Washington
Education	St. John Vianney College Seminary Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	DILIGENTIBUS DEUM OMNIA COOPERANTUR IN BONUM (All things work together for good to those who love God)
Ordination history
History Diaconal ordination Ordained by Edwin Frederick Cardinal O’Brien Date October 3, 1996 Place Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Diocese of Rome, Italy Priestly ordination Ordained by Robert Nugent Lynch Date June 14, 1997 Place Saint Jude the Apostle Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo Co-consecrators Curtis John Guillory, S.V.D., and Edward James Burns Date August 21, 2020 Place Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Diocese of Beaumont, Texas
Styles of David Leon Toups Religious style Bishop

David Leon Toups (born 26 March 1971) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont in Texas since 2020.

Biography

Early life

Toups was born on March 26, 1971 in Seattle, Washington. He first attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, before entering St. John Vianney College Seminary. Toups graduated from the seminary in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Theology. He then entered the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He ultimately obtained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University He also received a Doctor in Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Priestly career

Toups was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Saint Petersburg on June 14, 1997 at the Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg by Bishop Robert Lynch. He served on the diocesan Presbyteral Council from 1997 to 2001. Subsequently he served on the National Board of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils from 1997-2001. Toups also served as the parochial vicar of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Spring Hill, Florida, from 1997 to 2001. From 2000 to 2002, he served as observer for Region IV to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) November meetings.

In 2002, Toups went to Rome to study at the Angelicum, receiving a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree in 2004. After returning to Florida, he served at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, as professor of sacramental and liturgical theology, assistant dean of students, and then dean of students. He also served as a member of the Administrative Council, the Faculty Council and the Seminary Formation Team for the diocese until 2006. From 2007 to 2010, Toups also served as the associate director of the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations at the USCCB.

Toups became the pastor of Christ the King Parish in 2010, serving there until 2012. Since 2012, Toups had served as rector of the St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary.

Bishop of Beaumont

On June 9, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Toups as bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont. He was consecrated by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on August 21, 2020 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Anthony in Beaumont. Toups chose as his episcopal motto Romans 8:28, based on his predecessor's motto and his mother's favorite quote, “For those who love God, all things work together for good.”

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
• St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont Official Site
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg Official Site