Tomáš Galis

{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Tomáš Galis

| title = Diocesan bishop of Žilina

| image = Tomáš Galis.jpg

| church = Roman Catholic Church

| diocese = Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina

| enthroned = 14 February 2008

| ordination = 6 June 1976

| consecration = 25 September 1999

| consecrated_by = Rudolf Baláž

| rank = Bishop

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Selice

| nationality = Slovak

| religion = Roman Catholic

| residence = Bishop's House, Žilina

| previous_post = Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Tomáš Galis.svg

| motto = PER MARIAM AD JESUM

}}

Tomáš Galis (born 22 December 1950 in Selice) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina.{{cite web|url=http://kbs.sk/obsah/sekcia/h/konferencia-biskupov-slovenska/p/komisie-a-rady-kbs|title=Episcopal Conference of Slovakia, Commission and Council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525014714/http://www.kbs.sk/obsah/sekcia/h/konferencia-biskupov-slovenska/p/komisie-a-rady-kbs|archivedate=May 25, 2015|url-status=dead|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}

Tomáš Galis was born, the first of five children to Stephen Galis and Christine Šprláková. In 1966 he completed the basic nine-year school certificate in Vrútky. In 1969 he graduated from college in Vrútky. From 1 October 1969 to 30 September 1973, he studied at the Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology in Bratislava. In the period from 1 October 1973 to 30 September 1975 he performed military service.

He was ordained 2 June 1976 and received priestly ordination 6 June 1976 at the Cathedral of St. Martin in Bratislava.{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgalis.html |title=Bishop Tomáš Galis |publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org |accessdate=18 November 2015}} He was consecrated by Julius Gábriš, apostolic administrator of Trnava.[http://dcza.sk/sk/dokumenty/biskup/zivotopis Životopis: Mons. doc. ThDr. Tomáš Galis, PhD.].[https://www.tkkbs.sk/view.php?cisloclanku=20080214018 Tomáš Gális sa stal biskupom].

In 2020, Bishop Tomáš Galis was appointed as president of Caritas Slovakia.{{cite web |language= Slovak| url= https://www.tkkbs.sk/view.php?cisloclanku=20201217024 |title= Slovenská katolícka charita má nového prezidenta, stal sa ním biskup Galis |date= 17 December 2020 |website= Slovak Bishops' Conference (TKKBS) |access-date= 9 December 2024}}