Michael William Warfel
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Michael William Warfel |
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| Bishop of Great Falls–Billings | |
| Archdiocese | Portland in Oregon |
| Diocese | Great Falls–Billings |
| Appointed | November 20, 2007 |
| Installed | January 16, 2008 |
| Predecessor | Anthony Michael Milone |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 26, 1980 by Francis Thomas Hurley |
| Consecration | December 17, 1996 by Francis Thomas Hurley, Michael Joseph Kaniecki, and William S. Skylstad |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 16, 1948 Elkhart, Indiana |
| Previous post | Bishop of Juneau |
| Motto | ALWAYS TO WALK IN CHRIST |
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Styles of Michael William Warfel |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Michael William Warfel (born September 16, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana.
Michael Warfel was born in Elkhart, Indiana, and studied at Indiana University; St. Gregory's College Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy; Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, earning his Master's of Divinity; and St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont, earning his Master's in Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 26, 1980. He then performed pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.
On November 19, 1996, Warfel was appointed the fourth Bishop of Juneau by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 17 from Archbishop Francis Hurley, with Bishops Michael Kaniecki, SJ, and William Skylstad serving as co-consecrators. Warfel was Chairman of the Committee on Evangelization within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1999 to 2002. He was later named Apostolic Administrator of Fairbanks on October 23, 2001, resigning upon the appointment of Donald Joseph Kettler on June 7, 2002.
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