Thomas J. Olmsted
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The Most Reverend Thomas James Olmsted |
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| Bishop of Phoenix | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Sante Fe |
| Diocese | Phoenix |
| Appointed | November 25, 2003 |
| Installed | December 20, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Thomas J. O'Brien |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 2, 1973 by Glennon P. Flavin |
| Consecration | April 20, 1999 by Eugene J. Gerber, James Patrick Keleher, Fabian Bruskewitz |
| Personal details | |
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January 21, 1947 Oketo, Kansas |
| Previous post | Bishop of Wichita |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Jesus Caritas |
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Styles of Thomas James Olmsted |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Eugene J. Gerber (Wichita) |
| Date of consecration | April 20, 1999 |
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Bishops consecrated by Thomas Olmsted as principal consecrator
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| Eduardo Nevares | July 19, 2010 |
Thomas James Olmsted (born January 21, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Bishop of Phoenix. He was Bishop of Wichita from 2001 to 2003.
Thomas James Olmsted was born in Oketo, Kansas, to Pat and Helen Olmsted; he has two brothers and three sisters. Raised on a farm in Beattie, he attended a single-room grade school and a small rural high school in Summerfield. He then studied at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Denver, Colorado, where he obtained a B.A. in Philosophy in 1969.
Olmsted was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1973, for the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. He then served as an associate pastor at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ until 1976, when he began his doctoral studies in Rome.
Olmsted earned a doctorate in canon law summa cum laude from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1981, and served as an official in the Vatican Secretariat of State from 1979 to 1988. During his time in Rome, he was also an assistant spiritual director at the Pontifical North American College.
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