Joseph William Tobin

Background

Tobin, Joseph William was born on May 3, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Joseph and Marie Terese (Kerwin) Tobin.

Education

Bachelor, Holy Redeemer College, Waterford, Wisconsin, 1977. Master in Religious Education, Master of Divinity, Mount St. Alphonsus Seminary Major, New York, 1979.

Career

Professed Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, 1972, ordained priest, 1978. Parochial vicar Holy Redeemer parish, Detroit, 1979—1984, pastor, 1984—1990. Episcopal vicar Archdiocese of Detroit, 1980—1986.

Pastor St. Alphonsus parish, Chicago, 1990—1991. Consultor general Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, 1991—1997, superior general, 1997—2010. Ordained bishop, 2010.

Titular archbishop Archdiocese of Obba, since 2010. Secretary Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life & Societies of Apostolic Life, Rome, since 2010.

Achievements

• Joseph William Tobin has been listed as a noteworthy archbishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

Joseph Tobin

Mother:

Marie Terese (Kerwin) Tobin