Thomas Joseph O'Brien | |
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| Bishop of Phoenix | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Phoenix |
| Appointed | November 9, 1981 |
| Installed | January 18, 1982 |
| Term ended | June 18, 2003 |
| Predecessor | James Steven Rausch |
| Successor | Thomas Olmsted |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 7, 1961 |
| Consecration | January 6, 1982 by John Paul II, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Lucas Moreira Neves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1935 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2018 (aged 82) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Motto | To build up the Body of Christ |
| Styles of Thomas Joseph O'Brien | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Thomas Joseph O'Brien (November 29, 1935 – August 26, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Phoenix from 1982 to 2003.
O'Brien resigned as bishop in 2003 after his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run accident.