CV NEWS FEED // Earlier today, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, announced that Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Dennis G. Walsh as bishop-elect of the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa.
According to the USCCB website, Father Walsh, an Ohio native, is currently the pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Church in Delphos, Ohio. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Saint Alphonsus College and a master’s degree in theology from Washington Theological College, he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (C.S.s.R) in 1992. He was ordained as a priest on May 27, 2000, and became a diocesan priest just two months later, on July 19, 2000.
When Father Walsh was with the Redemporists, he served as a parochial vicar for Saint Michael parish in Baltimore, Maryland (1992-1994) and Immaculate Conception parish in Bronx, New York (1994-1998); and secretariat of finance for the Baltimore Redemptorist Province (1995).
As a diocesan priest in Toledo, Father Walsh served as associate pastor at Saint Mary parish in Sandusky (1998-2002); pastor at Saint John parish in Defiance (2002-2007); and pastor of Saint Patrick of Heatherdowns parish in Toledo (2007-2015). He has served as pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Church in Delphos and Saint John the Baptist parish in Landeck since 2015. Since 2016, he has also been the pastor of Saint Patrick parish in Spencerville.