Bishop Thomas P. Hughes S.M.A., was an Irish born Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo in Nigeria. Born in Hollymount, Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1891, Thomas studied at Ballinrobe C.B.S., after school he became a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary. During the Irish War of Independence, Constable Hughes was involved in Listowel mutiny, when he refused orders to kill suspects who refused to surrender, which ended his position in the RIC and after this he decided to become a priest. Thomas was described in a later witness statement as 'a gentle and brilliant six foot athlete'.
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