Michael William Warfel

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Michael William Warfel
Bishop of Great Falls–Billings
Archdiocese	Portland in Oregon
Diocese	Great Falls–Billings
Appointed	November 20, 2007
Installed	January 16, 2008
Predecessor	Anthony Michael Milone
Orders
Ordination	April 26, 1980 by Francis Thomas Hurley
Consecration	December 17, 1996 by Francis Thomas Hurley, Michael Joseph Kaniecki, and William S. Skylstad
Personal details
Born	(1948-09-16) September 16, 1948 (age 73) Elkhart, Indiana
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Juneau
Motto	ALWAYS TO WALK IN CHRIST

Styles of Michael William Warfel

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Michael William Warfel (born September 16, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana.

Biography[]

Michael Warfel was born in Elkhart, Indiana, and studied at Indiana University; in Cincinnati, Ohio, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy; Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, earning his Master's of Divinity; and St. Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, earning his Master's in Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 26, 1980. He then performed pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.

Bishop of Juneau[]

On November 19, 1996, Warfel was appointed the fourth Bishop of Juneau by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 17 from Archbishop Francis Hurley, with Bishops Michael Kaniecki, SJ, and William Skylstad serving as co-consecrators. Warfel was Chairman of the Committee on Evangelization within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1999 to 2002. He was later named Apostolic Administrator of Fairbanks on October 23, 2001, resigning upon the appointment of Donald Joseph Kettler on June 7, 2002.^[1]

Bishop of Great Falls-Billings[]

Pope Benedict XVI named him the seventh Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana on November 20, 2007.^[2] He was formally installed in his new post by Archbishop John Vlazny on January 16, 2008.

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Warfel also serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions, and as a member of the administrative committee for the USCCB.

References[]

^ Whispers in the Loggia. Big Sky Gets its Bishop January 18, 2007
^ Billings Gazette. Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings installs new bishop January 17, 2008

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Anthony Michael Milone	Bishop of Great Falls-Billings 2007–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Michael Hughes Kenny	Bishop of Juneau 1996–2007	Succeeded by Edward J. Burns

v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings
Bishops	Ordinaries Mathias Clement Lenihan Edwin Vincent O'Hara William Joseph Condon Eldon Bernard Schuster Thomas Joseph Murphy Anthony Michael Milone Michael William Warfel
Churches	Cathedrals St. Ann's Cathedral, Great Falls St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral, Billings Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Glendive St. Peter's Church, Wibaux
Education	Higher Education University of Providence High schools Billings Central Catholic High School, Billings Great Falls Central Catholic High School, Great Falls St. Labre Indian Catholic High School, Ashland
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v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau
Bishops	Robert Dermot O'Flanagan Francis Thomas Hurley Michael Hughes Kenny Michael William Warfel Edward J. Burns Andrew E. Bellisario
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Shrine National Shrine of St. Thérèse
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v t Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau
Archbishops of Anchorage	John Joseph Thomas Ryan Francis Thomas Hurley Roger Lawrence Schwietz Paul Dennis Etienne
Archbishops of Anchorage–Juneau	Andrew E. Bellisario
Churches	Cathedrals Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, Anchorage Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Juneau Shrine National Shrine of St. Thérèse, Juneau Parishes Holy Family, Anchorage
Education	High Schools Holy Rosary Academy, Anchorage Lumen Christi Junior/Senior High School, Anchorage
Priests	Segundo Llorente Michael William Warfel
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati

v t Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Bishop	Edward Fenwick
Archbishops	John Baptist Purcell William Henry Elder Henry K. Moeller John T. McNicholas Karl Joseph Alter Paul Francis Leibold Joseph Bernardin Daniel Edward Pilarczyk Dennis Marion Schnurr
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v t Churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains
Parishes	Cincinnati: Church of the Annunciation Immaculata Church Old St. Mary's Church St. Aloysius on the Ohio St. Francis De Sales Church Saint Francis Seraph Church St. Francis Xavier Church St. Lawrence Church St. Pius X Church St. Rose Church Dayton: Holy Cross Church Sacred Heart Church St. Adalbert Church St. Mary's Church Springfield: St. Joseph's Church St. Raphael's Church Other: Immaculate Conception Church, Botkins St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella Immaculate Conception Church, Celina Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw Our Lady of Victory Church, Delhi Township St. Joseph's Church, Egypt Holy Family Church, Frenchtown St. John's Church, Fryburg St. Patrick's Church, Glynwood St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein Sacred Heart Church, McCartyville St. Michael's Church, Mechanicsburg St. Augustine's Church, Minster St. Louis Church, North Star St. Nicholas Church, Osgood St. Anthony's Church, Padua St. Remy's Church, Russia St. Henry's Church, St. Henry Holy Rosary Church, St. Marys St. Rose's Church, St. Rose St. Sebastian's Church, Sebastian St. Joseph's Church, Wapakoneta
Former parishes	All Saints Church, Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church, Cincinnati St. Augustine Church, Cincinnati St. George's Church, Cincinnati St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cincinnati St. Paul Church, Cincinnati St. Philomena's Church, Cincinnati St. Patrick's Church, St. Patrick
Shrine	Shrine of the Holy Relics

v t Education in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Higher education	Chatfield College University of Dayton Edgecliff College Mount St. Joseph University Xavier University
Seminary	Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West
High schools	Cincinnati DePaul Cristo Rey High School Elder High School La Salle High School Mercy McAuley High School Archbishop McNicholas High School Purcell Marian High School Seton High School St. Ursula Academy St. Xavier High School Summit Country Day School Ursuline Academy Dayton Carroll High School Chaminade Julienne High School Other Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering Father Stephen T. Badin High School, Hamilton Catholic Central School, Springfield Bishop Fenwick High School, Franklin Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Moeller High School, Kenwood Mount Notre Dame High School, Reading Royalmont Academy, Mason Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard St. Rita School for the Deaf, Evendale

v t Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Auxiliary bishops	Sylvester Horton Rosecrans Joseph H. Albers George John Rehring Paul Francis Leibold Edward A. McCarthy Nicholas Elko Daniel Edward Pilarczyk James Henry Garland Carl K. Moeddel Joseph R. Binzer
Priests	John Martin Henni Edward Fitzgerald Clarence George Issenmann Henry Damian Juncker Joshua Maria Young John Baptist Lamy James Frederick Wood John Henry Luers Caspar Henry Borgess Richard Gilmour John Quinlan Augustus Toebbe Joseph Gregory Dwenger Henry Richter Francis Beckman Urban John Vehr Francis Augustine Thill Anthony John King Mussio John Joseph Kaising Robert Daniel Conlon Michael William Warfel