Dale Joseph Melczek
|
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Dale Joseph Melczek |
|
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Gary | |
| Archdiocese | Indianapolis |
| Diocese | Gary |
| Appointed | October 28, 1995 |
| Installed | June 1, 1996 |
| Term ended | November 24, 2014 |
| Predecessor | Norbert Felix Gaughan |
| Successor | Donald J. Hying |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 6, 1964 by John Francis Dearden |
| Consecration | January 27, 1983 by Edmund Szoka, Harold Robert Perry, and Arthur Henry Krawczak |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 9, 1938 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Tragurium (1983 -1992), Apostolic Administrator of Gary (1992 - 1995), Coadjutor Bishop, Gary (1995 - 1996) |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's College (undergraduate), St. John Provincial Seminary (post graduate), University of Detroit (masters), University of Notre Dame (doctorate work) |
| Motto | To know Christ |
|
Styles of Dale Joseph Melczek |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Dale Joseph Melczek (born November 9, 1938) is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He first served as a Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit before becoming the third Bishop of Gary, a post he held from June 1, 1996 until his retirement on November 24, 2014.
Dale Melczek was born in Detroit, Michigan, and studied at St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake, and St. John Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, from where he obtained a Master's degree in Divinity. He earned a Master's in Education from the University of Detroit, and did his postgraduate work at the University of Notre Dame.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1964, and then served as associate pastor at St. Sylvester Church in Warren until 1970. Melczek was co-pastor (1970-1972) and later pastor (1972-1975) of St. Christine Church in Detroit, and concurrently vicar of the West Detroit Vicariate (1973-1975). He served as assistant vicar for parishes from 1975 to 1977, when he became secretary to John Cardinal Dearden and vicar general of the Archdiocese.
...
Wikipedia