Jeffrey Walsh

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Jeffrey Joseph Walsh
Bishop of Gaylord
Diocese Gaylord
AppointedDecember 21, 2021
InstalledMarch 4, 2022
Predecessor Steven J. Raica
Orders
OrdinationJune 25, 1994
by  James Timlin
ConsecrationMarch 4, 2022
by  Allen Vigneron, Walter A. Hurley, and Joseph Bambera
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Born (1965-11-29) November 29, 1965 (age 59)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
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Jeffrey Joseph Walsh (born November 29, 1965) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord in Michigan.

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Biography

Early life

Jeffrey Walsh was born on November 29, 1965, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Jerome and Nancy Walsh. He has two brothers. [1] Walsh attended Scranton Central High School, then entered the University of Scranton. Walsh graduated from there in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in health and human resources. [1]

In 1987, Walsh began his studies at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he earned a Master of Divinity. [1]

Priesthood

Walsh was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Scranton on June 25, 1995, by Bishop James Clifford Timlin at St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton. [2]

After his 1995 ordination, the diocese assigned Walsh as parochial vicar of Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, and as director of religious education at Sacred Heart High School in Carbondale. The diocese transferred as parochial vicar to the Cathedral of Saint Peter Parish the next year. [3]

In 1999, Walsh was named pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania as well as director of education at St. Pius X Seminary in Dalton, Pennsylvania. Timlin named Walsh as director of vocations for the diocese in 2002. Two years later, Walsh left Our Lady to become pastor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. [3]

Timlin appointed Walsh as a regional episcopal vicar in 2006 and two years later he was named administrator of Saint Rita Parish in Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania. He moved the next year to become administrator of Saint Anthony Parish in Throop, Pennsylvania, and was selected as secretary for Catholic social services. [3] Walsh was awarded a Master of Social Work from Marywood University in Scranton in 2010. [1]

Walsh was moved again in 2010 to be pastor of Saint John's parish in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Bishop Joseph Martino named Walsh as victor for the clergy in 2015. His final pastoral assignments before leaving the diocese was as pastor of both Saint Rose of Lima and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parishes in Carbondale. Walsh also served as a member of the college of consultors and the presbyteral council. [3]

Bishop of Gaylord

Pope Francis appointed Walsh as bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord on December 21, 2021. Walsh’s episcopal ordination and installation as bishop took place on March 4, 2022, at St. Mary Cathedral in Gaylord, Michigan. [3]

On January 22, 2024, Walsh suspended two retired diocesan priests from ministry. The two clerics had been named as having credible accusations of sexual abuse in a January 8 report released by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Our Bishop". Diocese of Gaylord. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Bishop Jeffrey Joseph Walsh [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Francis Names Father Jeffrey Walsh of Diocese of Scranton as Bishop of Gaylord | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ↑ Lavenburg, John (January 30, 2024). "Two of three priests named in Michigan abuse report barred from public Masses". Crux. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

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Preceded by Bishop of Gaylord
2022-Present		Succeeded by
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