Thomas John Curry

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Curry was Chairman of the Committee for Catholic Education[2][3] and Consultant to The Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. In 2000, he signed up for the USCCB's Encuentro 2000.

On 28 January 2001, Bishop Curry co-celebrated a Mass of Dedication for San Roque Church's new altar in Santa Barbara, California with Cardinal Mahony as the principal celebrant.[4]

In 2001 Bishop Curry wrote Farewell to Christendom: The Future of Church and State in America[5] in which he defined Christendom as "the system dating from the fourth century by which governments upheld and promoted Christianity" and stated that the end of Christendom came about because modern governments refused to "uphold the teachings, customs, ethos, and practice of Christianity. He argued the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (1791) and the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom (1965) are two of the most important documents setting the stage for its end.

In 2005, Bishop Curry participated in the University of California Santa Barbara's Catholic Studies program by reading the mission statement of its endowment. He had previously held meetings with University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)'s administration, faculty and students. In 2009, Curry praised the Notre Dame Task Force goal for its report on the participation of Latino children and families in Catholic schools.[6]

On 31 January 2013, Curry resigned his post as auxiliary bishop of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region, in response to the Archdiocese's release of thousands of pages of files documenting sexual abuse by priests and efforts to cover them up. The files document decisions Curry made in his role as Vicar for Clergy in the years preceding his ordination as auxiliary bishop, which included reportedly interfering with police investigations into abuse claims.[7] His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis and became effective on April 3, 2018.[8]