Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe (/ˈʃeɪpi/; December 17, 1915 – January 24, 2009) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
[2] As bishop, Tschoepe attended a presentation at Holy Trinity Seminary (Dallas) by Paul Shanley, who spoke of the positive effects of sexual relations between adult males and teenagers.
During the early part of his retirement, Tschoepe lived and served at St. Joseph's Parish in Waxahachie, Texas.
In 1995, it was revealed during a civil lawsuit that Tschoepe had repeatedly ignored reports about a diocesan priest, Rudy Kos, participating in sleepovers and inappropriate physical conduct with young boys during the 1980's.
After an appeal, the diocese agreed in 1998 to pay $23.4 million to the eight victims and the family of a ninth affected by Kos.