Michael Patrick Driscoll

For other people named Michael Driscoll, see Michael Driscoll (disambiguation).

Styles of Michael Patrick Driscoll

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Michael Patrick Driscoll (born August 8, 1939) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the seventh Bishop of Boise. He retired on August 8, 2014.

Early life and ministry

Michael Driscoll was born in Long Beach, California. As a child, he would pretend to celebrate Mass, giving Necco candy wafers as communion to his younger siblings. He attended St. John's Seminary in Camarillo,^[1] and was ordained to the priesthood by James Cardinal McIntyre on May 1, 1965.^[2]

He did pastoral work in Los Angeles and Burbank, and earned a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California in 1973.^[1] He served as Chancellor (1976–1987), Vicar for Religious and for Charities, and Vicar General in the Diocese of Orange.^[1]

Episcopal career

On December 19, 1989, Driscoll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and Titular Bishop of Maxita by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on March 6, 1990 from Bishop Norman McFarland, with Bishops John Steinbock and Thomas Connolly serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

Driscoll was later named Bishop of Boise, Idaho, on January 18, 1999. Replacing Bishop Tod Brown, he was formally installed on the following March 17.^[2] After 15 years with the Diocese of Boise, Bishop Driscoll retired on August 8, 2014 and Bishop Peter Christensen was named his successor.

References

1 2 3 "Pope Accepts Bishop Montrose's Resignation, Names Bishop Blaire to Stockton; Bishop Driscoll is Appointed to the Diocese of Boise". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 1999-01-18.
1 2 3 "Bishop Michael Patrick Driscoll". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Bishop Emeritus of Boise 2014–present	Succeeded by –
Preceded by Tod David Brown	Bishop of Boise 1999–2014	Succeeded by Peter F. Christensen

Diocese of Orange in California

Ordinaries	Bishops William Robert Johnson Norman Francis McFarland Tod David Brown Kevin Vann Auxiliary Bishops Michael Patrick Driscoll Cirilo Flores Dominic Mai Thanh Lương Jaime Soto John Thomas Steinbock

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Family, Orange Parishes:

Education	High schools, diocesan Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Rosary High School, Fullerton Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Rancho Santa Margarita High schools, independent Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim JSerra Catholic High School, San Juan Capistrano Servite High School, Anaheim St. Michael's Preparatory School, Silverado

Hospitals	Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton St. Joseph Hospital, Orange

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Diocese of Boise

Bishops	Ordinaries Louis Aloysius Lootens Alphonse Joseph Glorieux Daniel Mary Gorman Edward Joseph Kelly James Joseph Byrne Sylvester William Treinen Tod David Brown Michael Patrick Driscoll Peter F. Christensen

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parishes St. Mary's Church, Boise St. Charles Borromeo Church, Hailey Holy Rosary Church, Idaho Falls Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church, Oreana St. Joseph's Church, Pocatello Former Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart St. Joseph's Mission, Culdesac

Education	High school Bishop Kelly High School, Boise

Priests	William Weigand

Miscellany	Mercy Medical Center (Idaho) Old Mission State Park

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