Thomas Chrön (Slovene: Tomaž Hren;[1] November 13, 1560 – February 10, 1630) was a Carniolan Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Ljubljana, and patron of the arts.

[3] He was the leading force behind the Counter-Reformation in Carniola,[4] and Protestantism was suppressed in his diocese between 1600 and 1603.

[5] However, Jurij Dalmatin's Bible translation was retained and he received papal permission to use it, thereby preserving its linguistic and literary tradition.

[6] Chrön wanted to establish a press in Ljubljana; he made it possible for Johannes Tschandek (Slovene: Janez Čandek or Čandik[6]) to print the gospels and epistles (Evangelia inu listuvi, 1613),[7] and he copyedited the text himself, which was based on translations by Trubar and Dalmatin.

[8] Chrön also supported liturgical music: he commissioned a new organ in Gornji Grad.