Thomas Joseph Tobin

Styles of Thomas Joseph Tobin


Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Thomas Joseph Tobin (born April 1, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the eighth and current Bishop of Providence.

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Thomas Tobin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and studied at St. Mark Seminary High School and Gannon University, both in Erie, before entering St. Francis University in Loretto and the Pontifical North American College and Pontifical Gregorian University, both in Rome. He also pursued his graduate studies at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of San Anselmo in Rome.

Tobin was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Vincent Leonard on July 21, 1973, and then served as an assistant pastor at St. Vitus Parish in New Castle until 1979. From 1979 to 1984, he was an assistant pastor at St. Sebastian Parish in Ross Township, later becoming administrative secretary to Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua, Associate General Secretary of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1987), and Vicar General and General Secretary (1990).

On November 3, 1992, Tobin was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh and Titular Bishop of Novica by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 27 from Bishop Bishop Donald Wuerl, with Bishops Anthony Bosco and Nicholas Dattilo serving as co-consecrators. Tobin was later named Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, on December 5, 1995 (installed on February 6, 1992). In 1997, he was given an honorary doctorate from his alma mater of St. Francis University.

Pope John Paul appointed Tobin Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, on March 31, 2005; he was installed on the following May 31. The Bishop currently sits on the Board of Trustees of Providence College and of Salve Regina University. He also maintains a column for his diocesan newspaper entitled "Without A Doubt".

Preceded by James William Malone	Bishop of Youngstown 1995–2005	Succeeded by George Vance Murry, SJ
Preceded by Robert Edward Mulvee	Bishop of Providence 2005–present	Succeeded by incumbent