Fr. Daniel Felton of Wisconsin was announced Wednesday as the new bishop-elect for the Diocese of Duluth, including Catholic churches on the Iron Range, where he is scheduled to be officially installed May 20.
Feltonâs appointment from the Vatican and Pope Francis comes more than a year after Bishop Paul Sirba died in December 2019 and about seven months after former Bishop-elect Michael Mulloy resigned last September over allegations he sexually abused a minor in the 1980s in the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota.
Felton, 66, most recently served as the vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese in Green Bay, Wisconsin since 2014. He will now lead a diocese that serves 10 counties in northeastern Minnesota with more than 44,000 Catholics and 71 parishes.
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His episcopal ordination and installation have been set for May 20.
Bishop-elect Felton, 65, was ordained a priest in June of 1981 and has since had parish assignments at Holy Innocents in Manitowoc, St.
Raphael the Archangel in Oshkosh, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Manitowoc.
He has served as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Green Bay since 2014.
“We are grateful to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for sending us our next bishop in this joyful Easter season,” said the Very Rev. James Bissonette, diocesan administrator for the Diocese of Duluth.
“We look forward to getting to know Bishop-elect Felton and beginning this new chapter in our walk of faith together under his leadership as our next shepherd.”
Catholic Church names 10th Duluth bishop
A previous choice to lead the church in the region resulted in the resignation of the bishop prior to arriving in Duluth following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. 2:20 pm, Apr. 7, 2021 ×
Bishop-elect Daniel Felton listens to applause after a press conference at the Diocese of Duluth on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Following the 2019 death of its longtime leader and sudden resignation of his chosen replacement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth finally expects to have its 10th bishop, coming from Green Bay, Wis.
Rev. Daniel Felton, of the Diocese of Green Bay, was announced Wednesday to become the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Duluth. His episcopal ordination and installation as bishop of Duluth have been set for May 20.