Early life
Scott Bullock was born to Alexander and Mildred Bullock on October 26, 1963, in Royal Oak, Michigan, the youngest of three children. [1] His family moved to Elkton, Maryland where he graduated from high school. Bullock then entered the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, where he received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1981. [2] Bullock then attended the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan where graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1985. He then worked in the automotive industry. [3] [2]
Deciding to become a priest, Bullock in 1987 started pre-theology studies at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He then went to Rome to the seminary at Pontifical North American College,where he earned a degree in sacred theology in 1991. [2] [3]
Priesthood
Bullock was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1991 at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa, for the Archdiocese of Dubuque by Archbishop Daniel Kucera. [1] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Bullock as an associate pastor at St. Matthew Parish in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. he was transferred in 1994 to St. Edward Parish in Waterloo, Iowa. At the same time, he joined the faculty at Columbus High School in Waterloo. [3]
Bullock studied canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and was awarded a Licentiate in Canon Law in 1997. After returning to Iowa, he was appointed as a judge for the diocesan tribunal and as director of seminarians. Bullock later became director of seminarians. In 2003, he was named rector of Saint Pius X Seminary in Dubuque. Archbishop Jerome Hanus appointed Bullock as judicial vicar in 2010. [3]
In 2011, Bullock was appointed as pastor of Nativity Parish in Dubuque. Three years later, he was sent back to St. Edward Parish to serve as pastor. He received a Master of Arts degree in English from Southern New Hampshire University in 2015. [3] [2]
