David John Walkowiak
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Alma mater | Catholic University of America |
Motto | Gratitas agite Domino (Give thanks to the Lord) (Psalm 118:1) |
Styles of David John Walkowiak | ||
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Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Bishop |
The Most Reverend David John Walkowiak,
Biography
Early life
David Walkowiak was born in East Cleveland, Ohio, on June 18, 1952, to Dr. John and Virginia Walkowiak. He has three sisters, and the family is of Polish descent.[2] He attended Saint Bernadette school in Westlake, Ohio and then Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] Walkowiak earned a Bachelor of Arts in government and international studies from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1975.
Walkowiak entered Saint Mary Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio, soon after his college graduation. He received a Master of Divinity from Saint Mary in 1979.
Priesthood
Walkowiak was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland by Bishop James Aloysius Hickey for the Diocese of Cleveland on June 9, 1979.[1][3]
After his 1979 ordination, the diocese assigned Walkowiak as
After Walkowiak returned to Cleveland in 1988, Bishop
Bishop of Grand Rapids
On April 18, 2013,
Walkowiak released a statement on November 27, 2019, in which he supported the decision of Reverend Scott Nolan, pastor of St. Stephen Parish in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, to withhold the eucharist from Sara Smolenski. A town judge, Smolenski told the local media that Nolan notified her before mass that she could not receive communion because of her same-sex marriage. She also said that Nolan had given her communion the week before.[4][5]
On May 27, 2021, Walkowiak announced that Pope Francis had
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Most Reverend David John Walkowiak, J.C.D." Diocese of Grand Rapids. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "New Polish Bishop in Michigan". The Post Eagle. August 7, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bishop David John Walkowiak [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ Walkowiak, David. "Full Statement of Bishop Walkowiak Concerning Priest Refusing Communion". Catholic Culture. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "Grand Rapids-area pastor denies Holy Communion to gay judge". The Alpena News. November 30, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ Harmon, Zac (2021-05-07). "Catholic priest in West Michigan removed over credible allegations of sexual abuse". WXMI. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids Official Site Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine