White (12 August 1931 – 7 May 2017) was an archbishop of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

[1] Thomas Anthony White was born in Durrow, County Laois, Irish Free State, on 12 August 1931, one of five children.

[4] His first assignment took him to Nairobi, where the Apostolic Delegation to Eastern Africa was preparing for developing diplomatic relations with the countries of the region as they achieved their independence.

[5] He received his episcopal consecration on 30 July 1978 from Cardinal Agnelo Rossi[6] On 1 March 1983, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia.

[11] [[[12]]] In retirement he lived in Blackrock, a Dublin suburb, and continued to fill special assignments for the Vatican Secretariat of State.