Thomas Adamson (priest)

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Thomas Adamson, S.T.L. (30 September 1901 – 21 April 1991) was a Roman Catholic priest who served as a canon of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and provost of its chapter.

Adamson was born in 1901 at Alston Lane, Preston, Lancashire to George Joseph Adamson and his wife Teresa, née Higginson. He attended St Edward's College, Liverpool before entering St Joseph's College, Upholland. Later he studied at St Mary's College, Oscott and then at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome where he obtained the degree of Licentiate of Sacred Theology.

Adamson was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1926 and went to Beda College, Rome until 1928. Upon his return to England, he served from 1928 until 1945 as private secretary to the Most Reverend Richard Downey, Archbishop of Liverpool. He was appointment the parish priest of St Clare's Church, Liverpool in 1945. He was appointed Supernumerary Privy Chamberlain to Pope Pius XI in 1932 and domestic prelate to the Pope in 1955. Thereafter, he served as vicar general of the Archdiocese of Liverpool between 1955 and 1965, and in 1966 was appointed protonotary apostolic to the Pope. He died in 1991 at Lourdes Hospital (now called Spire Hospital) in Liverpool.