The Pope appoints a new bishop for the diocese of Gaylord, Michigan on Tuesday. Father Jeffrey J. Walsh, a priest of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the post that had remained vacant for more than a year and a half.
The 56-year-old priest is currently serving as the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish and Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Carbondale, a city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
“With gratitude to our Holy Father Pope Francis, and joy in the Lord, I am eager to begin a new chapter in my life of discipleship among the good people of the Diocese of Gaylord. I am also most grateful to God for 27 years of priestly ministry in the Diocese of Scranton, ” said the elect bishop.
“I have been inspired and challenged to grow in faith through various diocesan assignments and will forever prayerfully remember all the lay faithful, religious, deacons, priests, and bishops with whom and for whom I have served,” he added.