Thomas Joseph Riley (November 30, 1900 – August 17, 1977) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
[1] Following his graduation from Boston College in 1922, he studied at St. John's Seminary in Brighton.
[2] Riley served as a curate at St. Joseph's Church in Roxbury (1929–31) and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Catholic University of Louvain in 1933.
[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 21 from Cardinal Richard Cushing, with Bishops Eric Francis MacKenzie and Jeremiah Francis Minihan serving as co-consecrators.
[2] In addition to his episcopal duties, he continued to serve as pastor of St. Peter's Church.