Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda

Thaddeus Anthony "Ted" Shubsda (April 2, 1925—April 26, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Monterey in California from 1982 until his death in 1991.

Thaddeus Shubsda was born in Los Angeles, California, to Julius and Mary (née Jelski) Shubsda. His parents were Polish immigrants from Sitkowo in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. He received his early education at local public schools, and attended lessons in the Polish language at the Polish Hall on Avalon Avenue. In 1936, he enrolled at Our Lady of Lourdes School. He graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in 1939, and then entered Los Angeles College, the minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He completed his studies at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo.

Shubsda was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal James Francis McIntyre on April 26, 1950. He celebrated his first Mass at Our Lady of Bright Mount Church in Los Angeles. He served as a curate at San Antonio de Padua Church and St. Vibiana's Cathedral, and was a member of the matrimonial tribunal from 1964 to 1968. Shubsda was named a monsignor by Pope Paul VI in 1965, and became associate director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in 1968. For thirty years, he served as spiritual director for the Catholic Labor Institute. He served as pastor of St. Paul's Church in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1980.