was an Irish born Catholic prelate and member of the Society of African Missions who served as the Bishop of Ondo in Nigeria.
Born in Hollymount, County Mayo, Ireland on 1 February 1891,[1] son of shopkeeper Peter Hughes and Mary Cawny, 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,[2] 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 ordained a priest in June 1927, at St. Colman's cathedral, Newry by Bishop Mulhern.
[citation needed] Suffering from heart problems, he resigned as Bishop, Hughes died in Cork in 1957, and is buried in St. Joseph's Wilton Cemetery, Co.