Mark Joseph Hurley
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The Most Reverend Mark Joseph Hurley |
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| Bishop of Santa Rosa in California | |
| See | Santa Rosa |
| Installed | November 19, 1969 |
| Term ended | April 15, 1986 |
| Predecessor | Leo Thomas Maher |
| Successor | John Thomas Steinbock |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (1968-69) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 23, 1944 |
| Consecration | January 4, 1968 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 13, 1919 San Francisco, California |
| Died | February 5, 2001 (aged 81) San Francisco, California |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Mark Joseph Hurley (December 13, 1919 – February 5, 2001) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Santa Rosa in California from 1969 to 1986.
Mark Hurley was born in San Francisco, California, one of five children of Mark Joseph and Josephine (née Keohane) Hurley. One of his brothers, Francis Thomas Hurley, served as Bishop of Juneau (1971–76) and Archbishop of Anchorage (1976-2001). He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Agnes Church in his native city. He began his studies for the priesthood at St. Joseph's College in Mountain View, graduating in 1939. He then completed his theological studies at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park.
Hurley was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on September 23, 1944. He served as assistant superintendent of archdiocesan schools from 1944 to 1951. In addition to his duties, he studied at the University of California for one year, and earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1947. He served as the founding principal of Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland from 1951 to 1958, afterwards holding the same position at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield (1959–61). He was also assistant coordinator of the Archdiocesan Campaign of Taxation of Schools in California.
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