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Biography
of Bishop Walter A. Hurley
Bishop Walter A. Hurley was born May 30, 1937 in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada. He is the son of Charles R. Hurley
and Anne Elizabeth Ball (both deceased). He has four sisters
and a brother: Elizabeth Deal, Gerald Hurley, Eileen Godin,
Charlene Soleau and Annette Burt.
Bishop Hurley attended St. Dunstan Grade School in Fredericton,
and St. Anne High School, Church Point, Nova Scotia. He
moved to Detroit in 1955. He graduated from Sacred Heart
Seminary in 1961 (B.A.) and St. John’s Seminary,
Plymouth, Michigan 1965 (M.Div.).
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Most Rev. Walter A. Hurley
Bishop of Grand Rapids |
Following ordination to the priesthood June 05, 1965 by Archbishop
(later Cardinal) John F. Dearden, he was assigned as associate
pastor, St. Dorothy Parish, Warren. He served as Vicar for the
Warren-Centerline Vicariate. In 1972, he became pastor of St.
Cyprian’s Parish, Riverview (1972-76), then Sacred Heart
Parish, Roseville (1976-1979), and St. Lucy Parish, St. Clair
Shores (1979-1982).
At the invitation of Archbishop (later Cardinal) Edmund Szoka,
he began graduate studies at the Catholic University of America,
Washington, D.C. earning a license in canon law (J.C.L) in 1984.
Upon returning to Detroit, he served as Judicial Vicar of the
Metropolitan Tribunal from 1984-1989. In addition, he served
as Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese from 1986-1990.
In 1990, he was designated a Prelate of Honor with the title
of Monsignor by His Holiness Pope John Paul II. In 1994, he
became a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher.
In 1990, Bishop Hurley was appointed pastor of Our Lady of
Sorrows Parish, Farmington, Michigan, where he served until
November of 2003. From 1988-1995, and again from 2002 to the
present, he has served as Delegate of the Cardinal for Clergy
Misconduct issues. From 1995-2001, he was the Cardinal’s
Delegate and project manager for the construction of the Pope
John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.
Bishop Hurley was ordained the 22nd Auxiliary Bishop of the
Archdiocese on August 12, 2003. He was named the Bishop of the
Titular See of Cunavia. Bishop Hurley had responsibility for
the Northwest Region of the Archdiocese encompassing Oakland
and Lapeer Counties.
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Grand
Rapids June 21, 2005. Bishop Hurley was installed on August
4, 2005.
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