Paul Vincent Donovan
Bishop of Kalamazoo | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
See | Diocese of Kalamazoo |
Installed | July 21, 1971 |
Term ended | November 22, 1994 |
Successor | Alfred John Markiewicz |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 20, 1950 by Joseph H. Albers |
Consecration | July 21, 1971 by John Dearden |
Personal details | |
Born | Bernard, Iowa, US | September 1, 1924
Died | Wayland Township, Michigan, US | April 27, 2011 (aged 86)
Education | St. Gregory Seminary Mount St. Mary's Seminary Pontifical Lateran University |
Motto | To serve rather than be served |
Paul Vincent Donovan (September 1, 1924 – April 27, 2011) was an American prelate of the
Biography
Early life
Paul Donovan was born on September 1, 1924, in
Priesthood
Donovan was ordained a priest by Bishop Joseph Henry Albers for the Diocese of Lansing on May 20, 1950.[1] After his ordination, Donovan was assigned as associate pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Jackson, Michigan. He left St. Mary in 1951 to serve as assistant to Bishop Albers for the next five years. Donovan was sent to Rome to study at the Pontifical Lateran University. earning a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1957. [2]
After returning to Michigan, Donovan was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish near Jackson, serving there from 1959 to 1968. He was transferred to Flint, Michigan, in 1968 to become pastor of St. Agnes Parish. [2]
Bishop of Kalamazoo
On June 15, 1971, Pope
Retirement and legacy
On November 22, 1994, Pope John Paul II accepted Donovan's resignation as bishop of Kalamazoo for health reasons.[1]
Paul Donovan died at age 86 on April 27, 2011, in
References
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Paul Vincent Donovan". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ a b c d MLive, Julie Mack | special to (2011-04-29). "Former Roman Catholic Bishop Paul V. Donovan, who led the Diocese of Kalamazoo for 23 years, dead at 86". mlive. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "History of the Diocese of Kalamazoo". dioceseofkalamazoo.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-10.