His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Nicolas Eugene Walsh
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle
Titular Bishop of Volsinium
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Seattle
In officeAugust 10, 1976 to
September 6, 1983
Other post(s)Bishop of Yakima
1974 to 1976
Titular Bishop of Volsinium
1976 to 1983
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 1942
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1974
by Sylvester William Treinen
Personal details
Born(1916-10-20)October 20, 1916
Burnsville, Minnesota, US
DiedApril 21, 1997(1997-04-21) (aged 80)
Alma materSt. Paul Seminary
Catholic University of America
Styles of
Nicolas Eugene Walsh
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Nicolas Eugene Walsh (October 20, 1916 – April 21, 1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State from 1974 to 1976 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State from 1976 to 1983.

Biography

Early life

Nicolas Walsh was born on October 20, 1916, in Burnsville, Minnesota, to Patrick J. and Julia (née McDermott) Walsh.[1][2] He completed his philosophical and theological studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota and earned a Master of Education degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[1]

Priesthood

Walsh was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Boise on June 6, 1942.[2]Walsh served chancellor of the diocese, diocesan director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and superintendent of diocesan schools.[1] In 1958 he became the founding editor of the Idaho Catholic Register.[1] He was also pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Caldwell, Idaho.[1]

Bishop of Yakima

On September 5, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed Walsh as the third bishop of the Diocese of Yakima.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on October 28, 1974, from Bishop Sylvester William Treinen, with Archbishops James Joseph Byrne and Alberto Uribe Urdaneta serving as co-consecrators.[2] Walsh remained in Yakima for two years.

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle

On August 10, 1976, Paul VI allows Walsh to resign for health reasons as bishop of Yakima; he instead appointed him as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle and titular bishop of Volsinium.[2]

Pope Paul II accepted Walsh's resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle on September 6, 1983.[2] Nicholas Walsh died on April 21, 1997, at age 80.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Schoenberg, Wilfred P. (1987). A History of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest, 1743-1983.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Nicolas Eugene Walsh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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