The Most Reverend William H. Bullock, DD |
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Bishop of Madison | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Madison |
In office | April 13, 1993 – May 23, 2003 |
Predecessor | Cletus F. O'Donnell |
Successor | Robert C. Morlino |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 7, 1952 |
Consecration | August 12, 1980 by John Robert Roach |
Personal details | |
Born |
Maple Lake, Minnesota |
April 13, 1927
Died | April 3, 2011 Madison, Wisconsin |
(aged 83)
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William Henry Bullock (April 13, 1927 – April 3, 2011) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin from 1993 to 2003. At the time of his death, he was Bishop Emeritus.
Born in Maple Lake, Minnesota, Bullock attended Saint Paul Seminary before being ordained a priest on June 7, 1952, for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. He taught religion for a number of years at Saint Thomas Military Academy (later renamed Saint Thomas Academy), an archdiocesan high school. He was also the Headmaster at St. Thomas Academy.
Bullock was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese and Titular Bishop of Natchesium on June 3, 1980, by Pope John Paul II, and was consecrated on August 12, 1980.
On February 10, 1987, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines by Pope John Paul II.
On April 13, 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed Bullock the third Bishop of the Diocese of Madison. On May 23, 2003, Bullock retired.