Thomas Matthew Burns SM KC*HS (born 3 June 1944) is a British Roman Catholic bishop.

[1] He is now bishop promoter for the Apostleship of the Sea, a Catholic organisation that provides pastoral and practical assistance to all seafarers.

It was announced in July 2019 that Burns had retired from the role of Bishop of Menevia after 11 years.

He received his episcopal consecration on the following 18 June from Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, with Bishop Francis Walmsley and Archbishop Patrick Altham Kelly serving as co-consecrators.

[2] Burns has been a vociferous critic of the UK Ministry of Defence, complaining that troops in Iraq were "frustrated by restrictions, checks and delays that are placed on them but not on their opponents", and that their "activities are often jeopardised by poor equipment, outmoded vehicles and inadequate apparel".