Bishop Thomas J. Toolen

Bishop Thomas J. Toolen was the sixth and longest-serving bishop of what is now the Archdiocese of Mobile, which encompasses 28 counties in the lower half of the state.

A black and white photo of Bishop Thomas J. Toolen standing outside of Spring Hill College, Mobile; he is wearing traditional vestments.

Courtesy of the University of South Alabama Archives

Appears In

Archdiocese of Mobile

Archdiocese of Mobile

Catholicism and the Civil Rights Movement

Catholicism and the Civil Rights Movement

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

A black and white photo of Bishop Thomas J. Toolen standing outside of Spring Hill College, Mobile; he is wearing traditional vestments.