MICHIGAN
MLive
By Matt Vande Bunte | mvandebu@mlive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – David John Walkowiak will be the 12th bishop of Grand Rapids. The successor to Bishop Walter A. Hurley is a priest in the Diocese of Cleveland, according to an announcement from the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
Walkowiak (pronounced wall-COE-vee-ack) is set to be introduced to the public at a 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, press conference at Cathedral Square, 360 S. Division Ave. He is scheduled to be ordained as a bishop and installed in Grand Rapids on June 18, which is when Hurley will retire.
You can watch live video of this morning’s press conference here. The June 18 ordination Mass and installation will be a ticketed event, with details announced later.
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