Daniel F. Walsh

Daniel Francis Walsh (born October 2, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

For other people named Daniel Walsh, see Daniel Walsh (disambiguation).
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Daniel Francis Walsh
Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
DioceseSanta Rosa
AppointedApril 11, 2000
InstalledMay 22, 2000
Term endedJune 30, 2011
PredecessorGeorge Patrick Ziemann
SuccessorRobert F. Vasa
Orders
OrdinationMarch 30, 1963
ConsecrationSeptember 24, 1981
by John R. Quinn, Michael Hughes Kenny, and Joseph Anthony Ferrario
Personal details
Born (1937-10-02) October 2, 1937
San Francisco, California
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
Bishop of Reno
Bishop of Las Vegas
Styles of
Daniel Francis Walsh
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Walsh served as the bishop of Bishop of Reno-Las Vegas before becoming the first Bishop of Las Vegas and the fifth Bishop of Santa Rosa in California.

Biography

Walsh was born in San Francisco, California.

Walsh was ordained to the priesthood on March 30, 1963, in the Mission Dolores Basilica by Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza. He then served as associate pastor of St. Pius Parish in Redwood City until 1964, when he entered the Catholic University of America.

From 1966 to 1970, Walsh taught at Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. Walsh served as assistant chancellor for the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1970 to 1976, and then as private secretary to Archbishop Joseph McGucken until 1978. He became chancellor of the archdiocese in 1978, and its vicar general in 1981.

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco

On July 30, 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed Walsh as Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco and Titular Bishop of Tigias. He was installed and consecrated on September 24 1981 by Archbishop John Quinn, with Bishops Michael Kenny and Joseph Ferrario serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco.

Bishop of Reno-Las Vegas

On June 9, 1987, John Paul II appointed Walsh as the Bishop of Reno-Las Vegas in Nevada.

Bishop of Las Vegas

Walsh became the first Bishop of Las Vegas when the diocese was separated from the Diocese of Reno on March 21, 1995.

Bishop of Santa Rosa

On April 11, 2000, John Paul II nominated Walsh as the fifth bishop of Santa Rosa. He was installed and consecrated on May 22 2000.

In August 2006, the Sonoma County, California, Sheriff's Office recommended criminal charges be filed against Daniel Walsh for not reporting multiple child molestations by Francisco Ochoa. Ochoa was a priest in the diocese of Santa Rosa who had confessed sexual abuse crimes to Walsh, who suspended him. Walsh failed to report these crimes to police during the five-day time period mandated by law. This delay enabled Ochoa to flee to Mexico to avoid prosecution. The Sonoma Country District Attorney's Office eventually approved a plea agreement with Walsh, in which he would undergo four months of counseling in lieu of prosecution. Had the plea agreement not been reached, it would have been the first civil prosecution of an American bishop in concealing sex crimes.[1][2] On September 14, 2007, the diocese settled a lawsuit by ten individuals who alleged they had been sexually abused by Ochoa. The diocese paid out $5 million, including $20,000 donated by Walsh himself.[3]

On January 24, 2011, Bishop Robert F. Vasa from the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop for the Diocese of Santa Rosa. On June 30, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Walsh's resignation and appointed Vasa as his successor.[4]

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Walsh as of 2012 chaired the Committee on World Missions,[5] and sits on the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.[6]

See also

References
  1. "SANTA ROSA / Catholic bishop may face jail". 26 August 2006.
  2. "Calif. bishop quits amid abuse cases". Boston.com. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. "Santa Rosa Diocese to Pay $5 Million in Priest Sex Abuse Settlement". Claims Journal. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  4. "Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Daniel Walsh of Santa Rosa; Coadjutor Bishop Vasa Succeeds Him | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  5. Committee on World Missions
  6. Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis
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