Thomas John Curry
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thomas John Curry |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór |
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| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Appointed | February 8, 1994 |
| Installed | March 19, 1994 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór |
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| Ordination | June 17, 1967 |
| Consecration | March 19, 1994 by Roger Mahony, John Ward, and Armando Xavier Ochoa |
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January 17, 1943 Drumgoon, County Cavan, Ireland |
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Styles of Thomas John Curry |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Thomas John Curry (born 17 January 1943, Drumgoon, County Cavan, Ireland) is an Irish-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, who serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. From 1994 to 2013, he was the episcopal vicar of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region, before he resigned from all public duties.
Thomas Curry studied at All Hallows College and was ordained a priest on 17 June 1967. On 8 February 1994, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór and Auxiliary Bishop of his home diocese. He was ordained a bishop on 19 March 1994. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Roger Mahony; his principal co-consecrators were Bishops James Ward and Armando Xavier Ochoa.
Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Curry was Chairman of the Committee for Catholic Education and Consultant to The Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. In 2000, he signed up for the USCCB's Encuentro 2000.
On 28 January 2001, Bishop Curry co-celebrated a Mass of Dedication for San Roque Church's new altar in Santa Barbara, California with Cardinal Mahony as the principal celebrant. In 2005, he participated in the University of California Santa Barbara's Catholic Studies program by reading the mission statement of its endowment. He had previously held meetings with University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)'s administration, faculty and students. In 2009, Curry praised the Notre Dame Task Force goal for its report on the participation of Latino children and families in Catholic schools.
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