Thomas Galberry, OSA (May 28, 1833 – October 10, 1878) was an Irish-born Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hartford from 1876 until his death in 1878.

Galberry previously served as the president of Villanova College from 1827 to 1876 and as provincial superior of the Augustinian missions in the United States in 1874.

[1] Galberry was ordained to the priesthood for the Augustinian Order by Bishop John Neumann in Philadelphia on December 20, 1856.

[5] When the Our Lady of Good Counsel Commissariat was converted into the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova in 1874, Galberry was elected provincial superior.

However, Pius IX insisted that Garlway accept it..[2] Galberry immediately acquiesced to the pope and was consecrated as bishop on March 19, 1876, by Archbishop John Williams.

Bishops Patrick O'Reilly and Edgar Wadhams serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter's Church in Hartford.

[8] Seeking a chance to rebuild his strength, Galberry left by train for Villanova College on October 10, 1878.

His companions brought Galway to the Grand Union Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and summoned a doctor.