Paul Vincent Donovan
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His Excellency Paul Vincent Donovan |
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| Province | Detroit |
| Diocese | Kalamazoo |
| Installed | July 21, 1971 |
| Term ended | November 22, 1994 |
| Predecessor | See Established |
| Successor | Alfred John Markiewicz |
| Other posts | Bishop Emeritus (1994-2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 20, 1950 |
| Consecration | July 21, 1971 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 1, 1924 Bernard, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2011 Wayland Township, Michigan |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | To Serve Rather Than Be Served |
Paul Vincent Donovan (September 1, 1924 – April 27, 2011) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo in the state of Michigan from 1971 to 1994.
Born in Bernard, Iowa, Donovan was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Lansing (where he had moved with his parents, attending St. Mary Cathedral High School) on May 20, 1950. His seminary studies had been at St. Joseph Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, and at Mount St. Mary Seminary in Norwood, Ohio. On June 15, 1971 Pope Paul VI named him the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Kalamazoo. He was consecrated on July 21, 1971 by Cardinal John Francis Dearden of Detroit. The co-consecrators were Bishops Alexander M. Zaleski of Lansing and Michael Joseph Green of Reno. He choose as his episcopal motto: "To Serve Rather Than Be Served." He was the diocesan bishop in Kalamazoo for 23 years, retiring in 1994 for health reasons.
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