Person DS/UK/491 Greenwood; Thomas (1908-1980); Jesuit Priest Greenwood Thomas 1908-1980 Jesuit Priest Male Born 17 April 1908 Accrington (Lancs). Entered the English Province of the Society of Jesus 7 September 1927. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest 12 July 1940. Final Vows in the Society of Jesus 3 February 1947. Died 31 October 1980 Glasgow.

Fr Thomas Greenwood, called ‘Tommy’ by all who knew him, was born on April 17, 1908 in Accrington, England. The son of a printer, he attended college in Preston, where he excelled in sport and was made head boy. He became fluent in French and studied in Laval before receiving his BA Honours degree in London in 1932. In July 1940, in the midst of the Second World War, Fr Greenwood was ordained. During the summer of 1941 he worked at St Francis Xavier College, which was still reeling from the Liverpool blitz in May of that year. Next he took on a position as a schoolmaster in Leeds, then Stonyhurst. After the war ended in 1945, he completed his tertianship at St Beuno’s in Wales and returned to SFX for three years. In 1949, Fr Greenwood was appointed to St Aloysius’ in Glasgow, where he served for the rest of his life. He was the principal teacher of languages there, and arranged trips to France for the students during vacations. He was also an avid stamp collector, a hobby that suited the neatness and diligence with which he lived. After he retired from teaching due to ill health, he became St Aloysius’ House Treasurer. Fr Greenwood passed away on October 31, 1980. Member of the English Province of the Society of Jesus Catalogus Defunctorum 1970-1985 (Society of Jesus); Letters and Notices, 84, 303-310 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Archives 05/10/2010 CURIA\Rsomerset 24/10/2022 b7ab9f4e-7a9f-4d35-a4ff-74e1ab28c4ef