The Most Reverend William H. Bullock

Bishop Bullock

His Excellency
The Most Reverend William H. Bullock
Third Bishop of Madison
Bishop Emeritus

Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis.: April 13, 1993
Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis.: June 15, 1993
Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation May 23, 2003
Served as Diocesan Administrator until August 1, 2003

Born:

April 13, 1927, Maple Lake, Minn.

Died:

April 3, 2011, Madison, Wis.
(Obituary)

Education

• Grade School: Maple Lake Grade School, Maple Lake, Minn.
• High School: Annandale High School, Annandale, Minn.
• College: St. Thomas College, 1944-45, St. Paul, Minn.
• U.S. Navy -- World War II, 1944-46
• University of Notre Dame, 1946-48
• St. Paul Seminary, 1948-52

Degrees

• 1948 -- B.A. University of Notre Dame, Philosophy
• 1962 -- M.A. University of Notre Dame, Liturgy and Religious Education
• 1969 -- ED.S. St. Thomas University, Education and Administration
• 1989 -- Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
• 2005 -- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, Honoris Causa, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.

Ordained a priest: June 7, 1952, St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minn.

Assignments

• 1952-55 -- St. Stephen Parish, Minneapolis, Minn., associate pastor
• 1955-56 -- Our Lady of Grace Parish, Edina, Minn., associate pastor
• 1956-57 -- Incarnation Parish, Minneapolis, Minn., associate pastor
• 1957-71 -- St. Thomas Academy, St. Paul, Minn., instructor
• 1967-71 -- St. Thomas Academy, St. Paul, Minn., headmaster
• 1971-80 -- St. John the Baptist Parish, Excelsior, Minn., pastor
• 1980 -- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Minneapolis, Minn., pastor

• Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul/Minneapolis by Pope John Paul II June 3, 1980
• Ordained a Bishop Aug. 12, 1980 at St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minn.
• Appointed Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa Feb. 10, 1987
• Installed as Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa April 7, 1987
• Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis. April 13, 1993
• Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis. June 15, 1993
• Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation May 23, 2003
• Served as Diocesan Administrator until August 1, 2003

Membership and Activities

• National Conference of Catholic Bishops (now the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
• Member, Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree
• Member, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, KGCHS
• Member, St. Francis Seminary Board of Trustees, Milwaukee, Wis.

Past Offices and Committees

• Member, Catholic Telecommunications Network of America, C.T.N.A.
• Bishops' Committee on Liturgy
• Religious Life and Ministry Committee
• Tri-Conference Committee
• USCC Communications Committee
• Catholic Relief Services, Executive Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, and Committee on Overseas Programs and Operations
• Advisory Council of the School of Theology and Seminary of St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minn.
• NCCB/USCC Agenda Committee: Planning Committee for General Meetings and Assemblies
• NCCB/USCC Evangelization Committee

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