David J. Walkowiak
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend David John Walkowiak J.C.D. |
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| Bishop of Grand Rapids | |
| Archdiocese | Detroit |
| Diocese | Grand Rapids |
| Appointed | April 18, 2013 |
| Installed | June 18, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Walter Allison Hurley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 9, 1979 by James A. Hickey |
| Consecration | June 18, 2013 by Allen Henry Vigneron, Richard Lennon, and Walter A. Hurley |
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| Born |
18 June 1953 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of America |
| Motto | GRATIAS AGITE DOMINO "Give thanks to the Lord" |
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Styles of David John Walkowiak |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
David John Walkowiak, J.C.D. (born June 18, 1953) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who is currently serving as the twelfth bishop ordinary of the Diocese of Grand Rapids. He is of Polish descent.
David John Walkowiak was born in East Cleveland, Ohio on June 18, 1952 to Dr. John and Virginia Walkowiak. He has three sisters. He attended Saint Bernadette school in Westlake, Ohio and, later, Cleveland's Saint Ignatius High School.
Walkowiak earned his Bachelor of Arts in government and international studies from the University of Notre Dame in 1975 and Masters of Divinity four years later from Saint Mary Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio. Beginning in the early 1980s, he studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning his licentiate of Canon Law in 1984 and his doctorate in 1987.
Walkowiak was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James A. Hickey for the Diocese of Cleveland on June 9, 1979, and served the diocese as;
Additionally, he was a member of the Council of Priests of the Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati (Ohio) and served as an associate Judge of its Court of Appeals.
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